Table 2 NIH-funded policy D&I research projects by study characteristics, federal fiscal years 2007–2014
Study characteristics | Number of policy D&I projects (%)a |
|---|---|
(N = 12) | |
Domain of policy research | |
Outcome | 8 (66.7 %) |
Process | 5 (41.7 %) |
Content | 1 (8.3 %) |
Type of policy | |
Public (e.g., laws, regulations) | 6 (50.0 %) |
Heath care financing/reimbursement | 3 (25.0 %) |
Workplace | 2 (16.7 %) |
Clinical practice | 1 (8.3 %) |
Level of policy | |
State | 5 (41.7 %) |
Local | 3 (25.0 %) |
Organization | 3 (25.0 %) |
National | 1 (8.3 %) |
Region of research focus | |
USA | 10 (83.3 %) |
Outside of USA | 2 (16.7 %) |
Health issue | |
Tobacco | 4 (33.3 %) |
Cancer | 3 (25.0 %) |
Drug abuse | 2 (16.7 %) |
Mental health | 2 (16.7 %) |
Child welfare | 2 (16.7 %) |
Implementation science objectives | |
Implementation | 5 (41.7 %) |
Dissemination | 4 (33.3 %) |
Adoption | 2 (16.7 %) |
Sustainability | 1 (8.3 %) |
Study design | |
Quasi-experimental | 5 (41.7 %) |
Non-experimental | 4 (33.3 %) |
Experimental | 3 (25.0 %) |
Methods used | |
Quantitative, surveys | 7 (58.3 %) |
Qualitative, interviews | 4 (33.3 %) |
Quantitative, medical record review | 3 (25.0 %) |
Content analysis, document analysis | 3 (25.0 %) |
Qualitative, focus groups | 1 (8.3 %) |
Quantitative, agent-based modeling | 1 (8.3 %) |
Content analysis, media analysis | 1 (8.3 %) |
Data source | |
Policymakers | 3 (25.0 %) |
Policy documents | 3 (25.0 %) |
Healthcare providers | 3 (25.0 %) |
Administrative documents | 3 (25.0 %) |
Medical records | 3 (25.0 %) |
Community stakeholders | 2 (16.7 %) |
Media coverage | 1 (8.3 %) |
Unknown | 1 (8.3 %) |