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Table 4 Number of documents reporting each type of barrier per agency*

From: How was research engaged with and used in the development of 131 policy documents? Findings and measurement implications from a mixed methods study

 

None

n (% of agency docs barrier reported for)

Time

n (% of agency docs barrier reported for)

Own skills

n (% of agency docs barrier reported for)

Lack of evidence

n (% of agency docs barrier reported for)

Poor access to literature

n (% of agency docs barrier reported for)

Other

n (% of agency docs barrier reported for)

Agency 1 (n = 24 docs)

6 (25)

12 (50)

1 (4.2)

7 (29)

1 (4.2)

3 (13)

Agency 2 (n = 21 docs)

6 (29)

6 (29)

8 (38)

3 (14)

4 (19)

3 (14)

Agency 3 (n = 22 docs)

2 (9.1)

5 (23)

3 (14)

6 (27)

9 (41)

3 (14)

Agency 4 (n = 23 docs)

3 (13)

9 (39)

5 (22)

6 (26)

7 (30)

0 (0)

Agency 5 (n = 24 docs)

7 (29)

6 (25)

2 (8.3)

5 (22)

11 (48)

0 (0)

Agency 6 (n = 17)

8 (47)

5 (29)

1 (5.9)

3 (18)

2 (12)

2 (12)

  1. *Note that the number of reported barriers exceeds the number of documents because multiple barriers (up to 3) could be recorded for individual documents
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