====== Practice-informing ======

**Practice-informing** refers to the process or quality of contributing to or shaping real-world practice — such as [[clinical decision-making]], [[educational strategies]], [[policy development]], or [[technical procedures]] — based on research, evidence, or reflective experience.

It emphasizes the **translation of knowledge into action**, making theoretical insights or empirical findings directly applicable in professional settings.

===== Examples =====
  * This study provides '''practice-informing''' evidence for managing pediatric traumatic brain injury.
  * Patient-reported outcomes are often highly '''practice-informing''' for care design.
  * Ethnographic research can be deeply '''practice-informing''' in public health planning.

===== Related Terms =====
  * [[evidence-based practice]]
  * [[translational research]]
  * [[applied knowledge]]
  * [[real-world implementation]]