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. 2012 Jan 11;7:2. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-2

Table 5.

Researchers' needs to ensure that evidence from research is transferred to health policy makers and stakeholders

Total
N (%)
Answered 'Yes' to the following statements regarding their needs to support KTE activities

Knowledge transfer and exchange support units/institutional mechanisms in academic institutions 91 (68%)

Funding for knowledge transfer and exchange as part of the research process 83 (62%)

Training on communicating evidence from research to policymakers and stakeholders 78 (59%)

Knowledge brokers (i.e., people who bring researchers and their target audiences together and build relationships among them to make knowledge transfer and exchange more effective) 60 (45%)

Web support 50 (78%)

Other 11 (8%)