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Table 7 Linear Regression Model for production and dissemination of evidence*

From: Use of health systems and policy research evidence in the health policymaking in eastern Mediterranean countries: views and practices of researchers

 

Production and dissemination of evidence

 

Beta (Standard Error)

P-Value

Constant

0.786 (0.348)

0.026

Frequency of undertaking each of these knowledge transfer and exchange activities related to contact and exchange with health policymakers and stakeholders

  

   1- Interacted with credible messengers/sources (i.e., people who are not researchers but are seen by policymakers and stakeholders as credible sources of research) to promote use of evidence from HPSR and/or your own research

0.017 (0.057)

0.825

   2- Developed relationships with print, radio and/or television journalists to promote use of evidence from HPSR and/or your own research.

0.071 (0.065)

0.398

   3- Participated in meetings for presentation of results from HPSR and/or your own research to health policymakers and stakeholders.

0.172 (0.064)

0.058

   4- Tried to involve policymakers and stakeholders but had difficulty contacting them.

0.087 (0.048)

0.211

   5- Provided technical assistance to policymakers and stakeholders through short-term work through expert advisory committees, conferences, or forums.

0.033 (0.075)

0.766

   6- Provided technical assistance through long- term formal collaborations between your institution and policymakers and stakeholders for sustained technical capacity development.

-0.025 (0.078)

0.824

   7- Interacted with health policymakers and stakeholders through informal conversations with personal contacts.

0.053 (0.064)

0.526

   8- Interacted with health policymakers and stakeholders as part of a priority-setting process to identify high-priority health policy issues and research themes.

0.364 (0.084)

0.001

   9- Involved policymakers and stakeholders in your research (in the development of joint proposals/research methodology and tools/analysis & write-up/publications).

0.019 (0.064)

0.833

   10- Actively participated in health policy development committees or technical committees that help in decisionmaking.

0.121 (0.059)

0.161

   11- Trained health policymakers and stakeholders to acquire, assess, interpret, and apply health research findings.

0.19 (0.057)

0.023

Investments/resources available to you for the production and transfer and exchange of evidence from HPSR

  

   1. National funding is available for undertaking HPSR.

0.125 (0.064)

0.154

   2- Regional funding is available for undertaking HPSR.

-0.12 (0.073)

0.181

   3- International funding is available for undertaking HPSR.

0.105 (0.074)

0.202

   4- Funding sources (e.g., granting agencies) encourage knowledge transfer and exchange activities.

-0.08 (0.06)

0.234

   5- Funders formulate their priorities and calls for proposals in response to national and regional needs.

0.072 (0.063)

0.359

   6- Policymakers and stakeholders provide adequate funding for priority research.

-0.049 (0.065)

0.55

   7- Policymakers and stakeholders clearly articulate priorities for health systems and policy research.

-0.009 (0.076)

0.92

   8- Incentives for knowledge transfer and exchange are available (e.g., performance incentives for knowledge transfer and exchange and proper criteria of promotion) within your organization.

-0.064 (0.054)

0.342

Adjusted R2

0.634

 

F

11.040

 

P-value

< 0.001

 

N

110

 
  1. † Beta stands for the average change in the score of the dependant variables per unit increase in independent variable scores.
  2. * Results in bold are statistically significant at 0.05 level
  3. HPSR: health policy and systems research