Table 3.
Perceptions of characteristics of the organization
| Mean | My organization routinely, actively looks for research information before making decisions | My organization provides ongoing training in research methods and critical appraisal to staff. | Mechanisms exist in my organization that facilitate the transfer of new information into the organization. | Overall, my organization provides adequate resources (financial or personnel) to implement decisions that are based on scientific evidence. | Regulations and legislation greatly impact on the decisions my organization makes about programs. (Provincial and/or local) | Most program decisions made at my organization are made in collaboration with other local health institutions or community agencies. | |
| N | 91 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 88 | 88 | |
| What kind of office is it? | |||||||
| CTC | 3.8 | 2.6 | 4.21 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | |
| CCAC | 3.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | |
| DHC | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | |
| Overall mean (sd) | 3.8***(1.0) | 2.8***(1.3) | 4.2(0.8) | 3.6*(0.9) | 4.4***(0.9) | 4.1***(1.0) | |
| Role | |||||||
| Executive Director | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | |
| Director | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | |
| Manager | 3.3 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | |
| Senior Health Planner | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | |
| Clinician | 3.8 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | |
| Overall mean (sd) | 3.8(1.0) | 2.8*(1.3) | 4.2(0.8) | 3.6(0.9) | 4.4(0.9) | 4.1**(1.0) |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; Scale Points and anchors (1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = moderately disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 4 = moderately agree, 5 = strongly agree)