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Table 5 Number of documents reporting each type of facilitator 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

Consultants

Internal research use expertise

Journal access through uni

Relationships with researchers

Advisory group

High-quality evidence

Internal data

Agency library or journal access

Other

Agency 1 (n = 24 documents)

3 (13)

8 (33)

8 (33)

4 (17)

5 (21)

3 (13)

3 (13)

3 (13)

2 (8.33)

3 (13)

Agency 2 (n = 21 documents)

6 (29)

0 (0)

6 (29)

1 (48)

3 (14)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (9.5)

6 (29)

2 (9.5)

Agency 3 (n = 22 documents)

2 (9.1)

1 (4.5)

10 (45)

0 (0)

5 (23)

3 (14)

0 (0)

1 (4.5)

3 (14)

3 (14)

Agency 4 (n = 23 documents)

5 (22)

6 (26)

12 (52)

1 (8.7)

3 (13)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (4.3)

6 (26)

2 (8.7)

Agency 5 (n = 24 documents)

2 (8.3)

5 (21)

14 (58)

1 (4.2)

3 (13)

4 (17)

3 (13)

2 (8.3)

2 (8.3)

1 (4.2)

Agency 6 (n = 17 documents)

5 (29)

0 (0)

5 (29)

3 (18)

0 (0)

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

3 (24)

0 (0)

1 (5.9)

Total (n = 131 documents)

23 (18)

20 (15)

55 (42)

10 (7.6)

19 (15)

11 (8.4)

7 (5.3)

12 (9.2)

19 (15)

12 (9.2)

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