Table 4.
Sharing and use of research results - follow-up surveys (Phases 1 and 2)
| Question | Phase 1 Follow-Up Survey (3 to 6 months post-event) (n = 25, 8 missing) |
Phase 2 Follow-Up Survey (6 to 8 months post-event) (n = 21) |
|---|---|---|
| Shared the research knowledge from the event? | YES = 88% (22) NO = 12% (3) |
YES = 79% (15 of 19 who responded) NO = 21% (4) |
| For those who responded YES | n = 22 | n = 15 |
| Shared with (all that apply): | ||
| Internal colleagues | 42% (10) | 100% (15) |
| External colleagues | 48% (11) | 47% (7) |
| Others | 14% (3) | 93% (14) |
| How shared (all that apply): | ||
| Verbally | 46% (11) | 93% (14) |
| By email | 4% (1) | 13% (2) |
| Sent documents | 8% (2) | 47% (7) |
| Other1 | 25% (6) | 53% (8) |
| Response to sharing | ||
| Positively | 43% (9) | 27% (4) |
| Negatively | 29% (6) | 13% (2) |
| Mixed/Neutral | 0% (0) | 53% (8) |
| Can't tell/other | 29% (6) | 13% (6) |
| Used the research knowledge from the event? | YES = 40% (10) NO = 60% (15) |
YES = 37% (7) NO = 63% (12) Missing = 2 |
| For those who responded YES | n = 10 | n = 7 |
| How used (all that apply): | (1 missing) | (2 missing) |
| Conceptual | 50% (5) | 80% (4) |
| Symbolic | 40% (4) | 80% (4) |
| Instrumental | 0 | 40% (2) |
| Have others used the research knowledge from the event? | YES = 12% (3) NO/Don't Know = 88% (22) |
YES = 26% (5)2 NO/Don't Know = 74% (14) (2 missing) |
1including: providing a link to the Research Program (n = 6), formal presentations or reports (n = 1) and informal discussions (n = 7); 2In the Forum follow-up survey we asked how others had used the knowledge, of the three responses, two indicated conceptual use, and one indicated instrumental use.