Table 5.
Organizational setting and supports in using research findings (n = 577)
| All n (%) | Public health practitioners n (%) |
Clinical practitioners n (%) |
P-value 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizational value | ||||
| Importance of using research findings in the organization/clinic’s efforts (n = 575) | <0.001 | |||
| Very important/extremely important | 335 (58.3) | 187 (71.7) | 148 (47.1) | |
| Moderately important | 165 (28.7) | 61 (23.4) | 104 (33.1) | |
| Not at all important/slightly important | 75 (13.0) | 13 (5.0) | 63 (20.0) | |
| Place a priority on promoting health equity (n = 559) | <0.001 | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 465 (83.2) | 234 (92.9) | 231 (75.2) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 70 (12.5) | 15 (6.0) | 55 (17.9) | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 24 (4.3) | 3 (1.2) | 21 (6.8) | |
| Organizational capacity | ||||
| Have adequate staffing to implement research findings (n = 568) | 0.007 | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 173 (30.5) | 62 (24.0) | 111 (35.8) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 139 (24.5) | 65 (25.2) | 74 (23.9) | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 256 (45.1) | 131 (50.8) | 125 (40.3) | |
| Have adequate financial resources to implement research findings (n = 559) | 0.000 | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 167 (29.8) | 58 (22.8) | 109 (35.9) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 150 (26.8) | 63 (24.7) | 87 (28.6) | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 242 (43.3) | 134 (52.6) | 108 (35.5) | |
| Designated individual or team responsible for finding and disseminating information on research findings (n = 575) | 0.236 | |||
| Yes | 114 (19.8) | 48 (18.4) | 66 (21.0) | |
| No | 360 (62.6) | 173 (66.3) | 187 (59.6) | |
| Not sure | 101 (17.6) | 40 (15.3) | 61 (19.4) | |
| Organizational activities | ||||
| Adapt to incorporating research findings (n = 571) | 0.186 | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 445 (77.9) | 208 (80.3) | 237 (76.0) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 80 (14.0) | 36 (13.9) | 44 (14.1) | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 46 (8.1) | 15 (5.8) | 31 (10.0) | |
| Track and monitor the use of research findings (n = 557) | 0.659 | |||
| Strongly agree/agree | 176 (31.6) | 85 (33.5) | 91 (30.0) | |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 148 (26.6) | 67 (26.4) | 81 (26.7) | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 233 (41.9) | 102 (40.2) | 131 (43.2) |
1
Bolded p-value significant at p < 0.05, based on tests of differences between clinical and public health practitioners.