Table 6.
Perception of use of research information in program planning decisions
| What kind of office is it? | Mean | Research information has influenced program planning decisions at my organization | Research information has provided justification for service/program decisions made by my organization | Research information has resulted in a decision by your organization to conduct program evaluations | Research information has resulted in decisions to provide staff development training in your organization |
| N | 91 | 89 | 89 | 91 | |
| What kind of office is it? | |||||
| CTC | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| CCAC | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | |
| DHC | 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | |
| Overall mean (sd) | 4.0(0.7) | 4.1*(0.8) | 3.0(1.3) | 3.8(1.0) | |
| Role | |||||
| Executive Director | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | |
| Director | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | |
| Manager | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | |
| Senior Health Planner | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | |
| Clinician | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.7 | |
| Overall mean (sd) | 4.0(0.7) | 4.1(0.8) | 3.0**(1.3) | 3.8(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)