Table 4.
Program knowledge exchange practices and preferences (not mutually exclusive)
| Strategy | Currently used | Preferred | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Workshops/presentations | 129 | 81.13 | 117 | 73.58 |
| Discussion with colleagues | 122 | 76.73 | not asked | -- |
| Clinical literature/journal articles | 99 | 62.26 | 69 | 43.40 |
| Research literature/journal articles | 88 | 55.35 | 63 | 39.62 |
| Treatment manuals/service workbooks | 75 | 47.17 | not asked | -- |
| Meeting with experts | 71 | 44.65 | 77 | 48.43 |
| Needs assessment | 60 | 37.74 | 62 | 38.99 |
| Program evaluations | 57 | 35.85 | not asked | -- |
| Websites | 56 | 35.22 | 99 | 62.26 |
| Newsletters | 20 | 12.58 | 54 | 33.96 |
| Media | 17 | 10.69 | 20 | 12.58 |
| List serves | 15 | 9.43 | 25 | 15.72 |
| Social media (Facebook; blogs) | 3 | 1.89 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Other strategies | 9 | 5.66 | 0 | 0.00 |
Responses were strategies endorsed as currently used to inform practice or as preferred strategies for knowledge gained from research to be shared with them. N = 159