Table 3.
Agency knowledge translation (KT) prioritisation, human resources and financial resources
| Country | Agencya | KT prioritisationb,c | KT staffc,d | Annual budget for KT (CAD millions)c,e |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | CCA | n/a | 1 | 2.9 |
| NHFA | ‘High’ | 0 | 44 | |
| NHMRC | 5 | 80 | n/a | |
| Canada | AIHS | 5 | 3 | 0.34 + embedded |
| CHSRF | 5 | Embedded | Embedded | |
| CIHR | 4 | 15 | 30 + embedded | |
| FRSQ | 3 or 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| MSFHR | 5 | 2 | 0.45 | |
| CCSRI | 5 | Embedded | Embedded | |
| NSHRF | 5 | 1 | n/a | |
| SHRF | 4 | 0 | Embedded | |
| SSHRC | n/a | 2 | 24.5–31.6 | |
| Netherlands | ZonMW | n/a | 20 | n/a |
| Denmark | FSS | n/a | n/a | Embedded |
| Norway | RCN | n/a | n/a | Embedded |
| United Kingdom | AS | 4 | Embedded | Embedded |
| CSO | n/a | 1 | 0.62 | |
| HF | 3 | Embedded | 0.40 | |
| NHS HTA | 4 | n/a | n/a | |
| NIHR HS&DR | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | |
| UK MRC | 5 | 15–20 | Embedded | |
| WT | 5 | 45 | Not fixed | |
| United States | AHRQ | 5 | 300 | 31 |
| NIH-NCI | 4 | 7 | n/a | |
| RWJF | 5 | 35 | 340 | |
| VA | 5 | Embedded | Embedded |
aFor the full agency names, please refer to Table 1.
bFor KT prioritisation scores, a 5-point Likert scale was provided to the respondent. The scale was structured as: 5 – Very Important; 4 – Important; 3 – Neither important nor unimportant; 2 – Unimportant; 1 – Very unimportant
cNo responses were forced in any part of this research, and so, in several instances ‘n/a’ is recorded as the data point d‘Embedded’ was assigned to the ‘KT Staff’ column when the agency indicated KT is ‘a part’ of the duties of all, or a subset, of employees. Though none are assigned to it in particular
eThe ‘Annual Budget for KT’ column includes funds reported by the agency for KT specifically. This may include funds for agency staff or KT activities such as grants or awards. Agencies themselves reported these figures, and we interpret that they are best positioned to have decided what counts as KT-specific funds for them; we caution that this does imply different uses of funds were being reported by different agencies