Table 2.
Respondent Self-assessment of Research Expertise
| Areas of research expertise | n (%)a |
| Research topics | |
| Intervention | 91 (69.5) |
| Behavior change motivation | 62 (47.3) |
| Translation | 35 (26.7) |
| Environment | 34 (26.0) |
| Effectiveness | 31 (23.7) |
| Efficacy | 30 (22.9) |
| Other | 27 (20.6) |
| Policy | 21 (16.0) |
| Recruitment and retention | 19 (14.5) |
| Marketing | 11 (8.4) |
| Cost-effectiveness | 7 (5.3) |
| Research methods | |
| Experimental/quasi-experimental studies | 84 (64.1) |
| Observational studies | 64 (50.4) |
| Measurement | 35 (26.7) |
| Outcomes/health services research | 27 (20.6) |
| Qualitative studies | 25 (19.1) |
| Meta-analyses | 14 (10.7) |
| Research populations | |
| By race/ethnicity | |
| White | 34 (29.8) |
| Black/African American | 28 (24.6) |
| Latino/Hispanic | 26 (22.8) |
| Asian | 11 (9.6) |
| By health status | |
| Healthy | 83 (72.8) |
| Specific health problems | 48 (42.1) |
| Disabilities and/or functional limitations | 32 (28.1) |
| Frail | 20 (17.5) |
| Mental health problems | 6 (5.3) |
| By socioeconomic status | |
| Low income | 29 (25.4) |
a
Percents do not sum to 100; respondents could select more than one response.