Table 3 Agencies’ mean scores and standard deviations for each research engagement and research use action
| Â | Searching for research M (SD) | Research obtained M (SD) | Relevance appraisal M (SD) | Quality appraisal M (SD) | Generate new research M (SD) | Interact with researcher M (SD) | Conceptual research use M (SD) | Instrumental research use M (SD) | Tactical research use M (SD) | Imposed research use M (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agency 1 | 4.18 (2.08) | 4.68 (1.89) | 3.55 (1.73) | 2.73 (2.15) | 6.34 (2.88) | 5.70 (3.79) | 5.85 (2.23) | 5.65 (2.64) | 7.22 (2.98) | 4.28 (3.55) |
Agency 2 | 4.79 (1.97) | 4.52 (2.01) | 3.88 (1.82) | 2.72 (1.88) | 3.39 (3.30) | 5.17 (3.59) | 5.35 (2.63) | 5.06 (2.97) | 7.38 (3.13) | 3.17 (2.50) |
Agency 3 | 5.01 (1.91) | 5.40 (2.23) | 4.03 (2.12) | 3.74 (2.08) | 5.71 (3.34) | 5.15 (4.34) | 5.65 (2.16) | 6.53 (2.46) | 6.83 (3.33) | 5.08 (3.20) |
Agency 4 | 5.30 (2.02) | 5.13 (1.76) | 3.51 (2.02) | 2.85 (2.07) | 5.60 (2.84) | 5.94 (4.16) | 5.48 (2.08) | 5.71 (2.20) | 6.90 (2.49) | 3.55 (2.78) |
Agency 5 | 5.35 (1.62) | 4.89 (1.86) | 4.08 (2.02) | 4.64 (1.83) | 4.70 (3.31) | 5.64 (3.72) | 6.26 (1.96) | 7.19 (2.03) | 7.08 (2.32) | 5.15 (3.00) |
Agency 6 | 3.67 (2.02) | 3.67 (2.04) | 3.34 (1.91) | 1.82 (1.44) | 4.63 (3.61) | 2.22 (3.32) | 4.77 (2.89) | 4.39 (2.10 | 5.81 (4.14) | 2.06 (2.95) |
Total | 4.76 (1.99)* | 4.76 (2.00) | 3.75 (1.92) | 3.15 (2.10)* | 5.09 (3.28)* | 5.10 (3.95)* | 5.60 (2.31) | 5.83 (2.54)* | 6.91 (3.03) | 3.97 (3.15)* |