Table 2 Summary of reported reliability of research utilization measures (N = 14 of 60 measures)

Nurses Practice Questionnaire (1)

[30–35, 59–63]

α = 0.63 to 0.95

r = 0.83 to 0.99

Other Specific Practice Indices (1)

[50]

α = 0.87

Research Utilization Questionnaire (1)

[55, 71, 79, 81, 82, 85, 118–120, 123, 124]

α = 0.79 to 0.94

Edmonton Research Orientation Survey (1)

[76–78, 127]

α = 0.83 to 0.89

Knott and Wildvasky Standards (1)

[20]

α = 0.87

Other General Research Utilization Indices (8)

[24, 36, 50, 73, 84, 101, 103, 105]

α = 0.73 to 0.94

r = 0.88

Other Single Items (1)

[37]

NA

r = 0.80 to 0.91