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Table 5 Preferred methods for receiving research information (% saying yes) (n = 91)

From: Information transfer: what do decision makers want and need from researchers?

Position

Website

Email

Newsletter

List Serv

Media Release

Health Related Journals

Professional Journals

Colleagues

Conferences Workshop

Short Summaries

% of sample-preferring method

96.7

79.3

80.4

18.7

63.0

88.0

91.3

91.3

96.7

95.7

Executive Director

89

74.3

77.1

14.3

71.4

85.7

100

85.7

97.1

97.1

Director

79

83.3

88.9

16.7

50

94.4

88.9

100

100

100

Manager

86

78.6

92.9

7.1

57.1

92.9

100

85.7

92.9

71.4

SHP

91

90.1

63.6

36.4

90.1

81.8

81.8

90.1

90.1

91.1

Clinician

77

76.9

76.9

30.8

38.5

84.6

84.6

100

100

100

F

0.4

0.4

1.1

1.5

2.4

0.3

0.9

1.2

0.7

1.4

What kind of office is it?

          

CTC

78.6

67.9

75

16.7

46.4

82.1

89.3

96.4

100

100

CCAC

86.5

78.4

89.2

5.4

67.6

91.9

91.9

89.2

94.6

94.6

DHC

88.5

92.3

73.1

46.2

73.1

88.5

92.3

88.5

96.2

92.3

F

1.4

2.5

1.8

19.5***

2.5

1.1

0.0

0.7

0.7

1.0

  1. *SHP = Senior Health Planner; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001;