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Organizational characteristics: survey items
a
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Mean (SD)
b
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Median
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Resources
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Culture
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Supervisor
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I have access to someone within my organization who can help me to interpret or utilize research evidence
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6.1 (2.9)
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6
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0.62
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0.34
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nil
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My organization supports and/or provides ongoing training in the use of standardized measures
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6.1 (2.6)
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7
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0.76
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0.21
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0.19
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Mechanisms exist in my organization that facilitate the transfer of research evidence into my organization
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5.2 (2.6)
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5
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0.85
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0.29
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0.21
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Overall my organization provides adequate resources (financial or personnel) to implement decisions that are based on research evidence
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5.0 (2.4)
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5
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0.78
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0.34
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0.26
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I frequently hear the terms 'research' or 'research evidence' during policy or program planning discussions within my organization
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6.2 (2.4)
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7
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0.31
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0.82
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0.23
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Overall the culture in my organization is one that highly values the use of research evidence in decision-making for program planning
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6.6 (2.5)
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7
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0.37
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0.79
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0.29
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Research evidence is consistently included in the decision-making process related to program planning in my organization
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5.5 (2.3)
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6
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0.41
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0.71
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0.41
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My direct supervisor expects me to include research evidence in decision-making related to program planning
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5.5 (2.6)
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6
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0.28
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0.50
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0.83
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At my organization, resistance to change is a barrier to using research evidence
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3.4 (2.5)
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3
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removed
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