Table 4.
Uses of research findings (n = 577)
| All (n = 577) n (%) |
Public health practitioner (n = 261) n (%) |
Clinical practitioner (n = 316) n (%) |
P-value 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promote health equity | <0.001 | |||
| Almost every time/every time | 384 (66.6) | 208 (79.7) | 176 (55.7) | |
| Sometimes | 124 (21.5) | 43 (16.5) | 81 (25.6) | |
| Never/almost never | 45 (7.8) | 3 (1.2) | 42 (13.3) | |
| Not applicable/missing | 24 (4.2) | 7 (2.7) | 17 (5.4) | |
| Evaluate programs/policies/services | <0.001 | |||
| Almost every time/every time | 381 (66.0) | 217 (83.1) | 164 (51.9) | |
| Sometimes | 126 (21.8) | 32 (12.3) | 94 (29.8) | |
| Never/almost never | 48 (8.3) | 6 (2.3) | 42 (13.3) | |
| Not applicable/missing | 22 (3.8) | 6 (2.3) | 16 (5.1) | |
| Address the spread of inaccurate information | 0.000 | |||
| Almost every time/every time | 347 (60.1) | 166 (63.6) | 181 (57.3) | |
| Sometimes | 131 (22.7) | 51 (19.5) | 80 (25.3) | |
| Never/almost never | 55 (9.5) | 14 (5.4) | 41 (13.0) | |
| Not applicable/missing | 44 (7.6) | 30 (11.5) | 14 (4.4) | |
| Modify an existing program/policy/service | <0.001 | |||
| Almost every time/every time | 336 (58.2) | 196 (75.1) | 140 (44.3) | |
| Sometimes | 174 (30.2) | 55 (21.2) | 119 (37.7) | |
| Never/almost never | 47 (8.2) | 5 (1.9) | 42 (13.3) | |
| Not applicable/missing | 20 (3.5) | 5 (1.9) | 15 (4.8) | |
| Develop a new program/policy/service | <0.001 | |||
| Almost every time/every time | 334 (57.9) | 213 (81.6) | 121 (38.3) | |
| Sometimes | 151 (26.2) | 37 (14.2) | 114 (36.1) | |
| Never/almost never | 66 (11.4) | 4 (1.5) | 62 (19.6) | |
| Not applicable/missing | 26 (4.5) | 7 (2.7) | 19 (6.0) | |
| Plan or conduct a needs assessment | <0.001 | |||
| Almost every time/every time | 260 (45.1) | 182 (69.7) | 78 (24.7) | |
| Sometimes | 138 (23.9) | 51 (19.5) | 87 (27.5) | |
| Never/almost never | 128 (22.2) | 8 (3.1) | 120 (38.0) | |
| Not applicable/missing | 51 (8.8) | 20 (7.7) | 31 (9.8) | |
| Discontinue an existing program/policy/service | 0.000 | |||
| Almost every time/every time | 227 (39.3) | 118 (45.2) | 109 (34.5) | |
| Sometimes | 208 (36.1) | 86 (33.0) | 122 (38.6) | |
| Never/almost never | 89 (15.4) | 26 (10.0) | 63 (19.9) | |
| Not applicable/missing | 53 (9.2) | 31 (11.9) | 22 (7.0) | |
| Write a grant application | <0.001 | |||
| Almost every time/every time | 226 (39.2) | 185 (70.9) | 41 (13.0) | |
| Sometimes | 177 (13.3) | 47 (18.0) | 30 (9.5) | |
| Never/almost never | 204 (35.4) | 16 (7.8) | 188 (59.5) | |
| Not applicable/missing | 70 (12.1) | 13 (5.0) | 57 (18.0) |
1
Bolded p-value significant at p < 0.05, based on tests of differences between clinical and public health practitioners.