Skip to main content

Table 1 Means, standard deviations, medians, minimum, and maximum scores on each domain averaged across expert raters

From: Preliminary testing of the reliability and feasibility of SAGE: a system to measure and score engagement with and use of research in health policies and programs

Domain

M

SD

Median

Min

Max

Searching

4.27

2.31

4.25

0.00

9.00

Research obtained

4.54

2.34

4.36

0.00

9.00

Relevance appraisal

3.17

2.05

2.06

0.00

7.76

Quality appraisal

2.50

2.31

2.00

0.00

9.00

Generating new research

2.50

3.23

0.18

0.00

9.00

Interacting with researchers

2.51

3.11

0.49

0.00

9.00

Conceptual research use

3.81

2.82

3.03

0.00

9.00

Instrumental research use

4.12

3.14

4.75

0.00

9.00

Tactical research use

5.79

3.51

6.09

0.00

9.00

Imposed research use

3.60

2.95

5.07

0.00

9.00

Total

3.68

2.98

3.48

0.00

9.00