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Table 2 Contexts and mechanisms expected

From: Evaluation of a knowledge transfer scheme to improve policy making and practices in health promotion and disease prevention setting in French regions: a realist study protocol

Types of variable

CMO

Types

Variables

Questions

Data collection

Context in each region (C)

 

Relating to regional policy-making and policy action on prevention

Leadership

Type of management

Type of management structuring

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview

 

How public health is organised

Funders

Types of funding ways (competitive call for project, conventional agreement, etc.)

Assessment of actions

Main partnership between stakeholders.

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview

 

Support mechanisms for stakeholders/practitioners

Types of supporting process

Who support the practitioners

Who are supported

Who fund the supporting activities

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview

  

Opportunities

Opportunities to work with researchers, to use evidences from researchers in practices

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview

   

Collaborative

Experiences of collaborating work with researchers

Assessment of them

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview

   

Specific decision-making and operational process

Description of decision-making process

Description of designing, setting and assessment of interventions

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview

Parameters influencing the use of the PBs

Mechanisms (M)

Relating to the PBs

Acceptability of PBs

Closeness between practices and PBs recommendations

Convenience of PBs with context and practices

Credibility perceived of PBs

Other mechanisms not expected

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview

Relating to stakeholders/professionals

Ability to integrate new practices in the context, in the habits (capabilities)

Interest from PBS using

Culture of change existing (previous experiences, awareness, agreement)

Motivation of using PBs

Levels of interaction between researchers and practitioners to discuss about evidence-informed practices

Other mechanisms not expected

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview

Relating to organisations

Changes in ability to evolve (opportunities in functioning, hierarchical agreement, etc.)

Temporality (opportunity to take time to introduce new knowledge coming from PBs)

Other blocking or driving mechanisms not expected

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview

Others

Other mechanisms not envisaged initially

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview

Conduct of the KT

Intervention (I) set up locally

Type of KT activity set up locally

Duration of these activities (action plans)

Types of activity carried out

Stage of completion of the expected activities

Contributors involved in KT strategies

Partnerships involved in KT strategies

Financial resources in KT strategies

Material resources in KT strategies

Observation

Documentary analysis

Semi-structured interview