Table 2 Exchange between researchers and policy makers
From: Increasing the use of evidence in health policy: practice and views of policy makers and researchers
POLICY MAKERS' REPORTED EXCHANGE WITH RESEARCHERS | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|
Links with researchers in the previous 12 months (and reports that these links were useful1) (n = 38) | n | % |
Attended forums with researchers and policy makers to hear about research findings | 33 (12) | 87 (32) |
Invited researchers to give a research perspective in an area of policy development | 22 (15) | 58 (39) |
Invited researchers to be an active member of a policy development committee | 18 (14) | 47 (37) |
Regularly used research contacts as a sounding board for policy work | 28 (20) | 74 (53) |
Contracted a research group or individual to conduct a research review or study | 20 (15) | 53 (39) |
Involvement in research in the previous 12 months (n = 38) | n | % |
Acted in an advisory capacity to a research team | 26 | 68 |
Contributed to the development of research questions | 28 | 74 |
Collaborated on a successful competitive research grant | 7 | 18 |
Active member of a research team | 18 | 47 |
Collaborated in analysis and writing up of findings | 16 | 42 |
Authored or co-authored a research publication | 12 | 32 |
Assisted in dissemination | 25 | 66 |
RESEARCHERS' REPORTED EXCHANGE WITH POLICY MAKERS | Â | Â |
Involvement in policy activities in the previous two years (n = 41) | n | % |
Presented research findings at a forum where NSW policy makers likely to have been present | 32 | 78 |
Presented research findings at a forum organised specifically for NSW policy makers | 21 | 51 |
Actively participated on a health policy development committee | 23 | 56 |
Used as a 'sounding board' by a policy maker to provide a research perspective | 27 | 66 |
Funded by NSW policy agency to conduct a review of research | 12 | 29 |
Funded by NSW policy agency to conduct a research project | 21 | 51 |
Involvement of policy makers in research in the previous two years (and reports that this involvement was useful 1 ) (n = 41) | n | % |
Acted in an advisory capacity to a research team | 28 (16) | 68 (39) |
Discussed ideas for research questions | 29 (16) | 71 (39) |
Collaborated on a competitive research grant | 25 (13) | 61 (32) |
Active member of a research team | 20 (8) | 49 (20) |
Collaborated on analysis or writing up of results | 18 (5) | 44 (12) |
Co-authored research publication | 17 (7) | 41 (17) |
Assisted in disseminating results | 18 (15) | 44 (37) |