Research funders’ roles and perceived responsibilities in relation to the implementation of clinical research results: a multiple case study of Swedish research funders

Table 4 Who is responsible for implementation of clinical research results and do these actors take responsibility?

Actors identified and perceived responsibility taking^a	National public (N = 3)	National private (N = 3)	Local public (N = 4)	Total funding levels^b
1. County Councils	1 funder^c Somewhat^d (1 funder)	1 funder No (1 funder)	1 funder Somewhat (1 funder)	3 funders Somewhat (2 funders), No (1 funder)
2. Head of hospital units		1 funder Yes (1 funder)	2 funders Yes (1 funder), Somewhat (1 funder)	3 funders Yes (2 funders), Somewhat (1 funder)
3. Healthcare system	1 funder Somewhat (1 funder)			1 funder Somewhat (1 funder)
4. Medical practitioners together with County Councils	1 funder Somewhat (1 funder)			1 funder Somewhat (1 funder)
5. Research funders together with the researcher		1 funder Yes (1 funder)		1 funder Yes (1 funder)
6. Hospital leadership			1 funder Yes (1 funder)	1 funder Yes (1 funder)
Total funders^e	3 actors Somewhat (3 funders)	3 actors Yes (2 funders), No (1 funder)	3 actors Somewhat (2 funders), Yes (2 funders)	10 funders Somewhat (5 funders), No (1 funder), Yes (4 funders)

^aOne answer per funder allowed
^bSummarizes the total amount of funders suggesting each responsible actor across funding levels (N = 10) and the responsibility alternatives across funding levels where the possible alternatives are “Yes,” “To a certain degree,” and “No.” The amount of funders, regarding each responsibility alternative, is given in brackets
^cThe amount of funders within funding levels suggesting each responsible actor is indicated, followed by views on responsibility taking and the amount of funders indicating each view, which is given in brackets
^dSomewhat stands for “To a certain degree”
^eSummarizes the amount of identified actors by funders and responsibility alternatives vertically for funders within each funding level. The amount of funders, regarding each responsibility alternative, is given in brackets

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