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Table 4 Respondent characteristics

From: Criteria for selecting implementation science theories and frameworks: results from an international survey

Respondent characteristics

Percent

Research/practice (n = 223)

 Research

41.70

 Practice

10.76

 Both

47.53

Sex (n = 186)

 Female

71.51

 Male

10.05

 Other

0.54

Race (n = 180)

 White/Caucasian

90.00

 Black/African American

0.56

 Asian

5.00

 Other/multiple

4.44

Ethnicity (n = 181)

 Non-Hispanic

98.90

 Hispanic

1.10

Institution country (n = 181)

 USA

54.70

 Australia

17.68

 Canada

9.39

 UK

7.18

 Sweden

4.97

 Denmark

1.66

 Ireland

1.10

 Netherlands

0.55

 Nepal

0.55

 Austria

0.55

Highest degree obtained (n = 186)

 PhD

67.20

 Master’s

20.97

 MD

5.91

 Bachelor’s

3.23

 Other

2.69

Institution type (n = 182)

 Academic

72.53

 Hospital-based research institute

14.29

 Government

13.74

 Service provider

13.74

 Other

8.24

 Industry

2.75

Seniority (n = 182)

 Years conducting research [mean (SD)]

13.8 (8.9)

 Years conducting implementation research [mean (SD)]

7.4 (7.1)

 Published papers [mean (SD)]

36.6 (61.4)

 Published papers in implementation [mean (SD)]

10.2 (18.7)

 Has been principal investigator of externally funded research study

63.74

Training discipline

 Mental health/social work

71.43

 Public health/policy

51.02

 Arts and sciences

33.67

 Healthcare

28.57

 Education

5.10

Work discipline

 Public health/policy

79.59

 Mental health/social work

35.71

 Healthcare

19.39

 Other

9.18

 Education

4.08

  1. SD standard deviation