Table 7.

Engagement with knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) activities

Researchers	Percentage frequently or always		Policy-makers
Provided copies of articles and/or systematic reviews about health policy and systems research (HPSR) to policy- and/or decision-makers	26	65	Received copies of articles and/or systematic reviews about HPSR from policy- and/or decision-makers
Provided mailings or e-mails with content tailored to specific policy- and/or decision-makers	26	55	Received mailings or e-mails with content tailored to specific policy- and/or decision-makers
Interacted with credible messengers/sources outside your organisation to promote HPSR	25	68	Interacted with credible messengers/sources outside your organisation to obtain HPSR
Provided articles, reports, syntheses, formal systematic reviews and/or messages to policy- and/or decision-makers without an explicit request	21	42	Received articles, reports, syntheses, formal systematic reviews and/or messages from policy- and/or decision-makers without an explicit request
Interacted with policy- and/or decision-makers when developing a specific research question, objectives or hypothesis	35	52	Interacted with researchers when developing a specific research question, objectives or hypothesis
Interacted with policy- and/or decision-makers through events organised by them or their organisation or through informal conversations	38	71	Interacted with researchers through events organised by them or their organisation or through informal conversations
Assessed or participated in assessments of the usefulness and impact of your KTE activities	12	47	Assessed or participated in assessments of the usefulness and impact of your KTE activities
Provided access to a searchable database of articles, reports, syntheses and/or formal systematic reviews on HPSR	9	77	Received/had access to a searchable database of articles, reports, syntheses and/or formal systematic reviews on HPSR
Provided training to policy- and/or decision-makers to develop their capacity to acquire, assess, adapt and apply HPSR	12	27	Received training from policy- and/or decision-makers to develop capacity to acquire, assess, adapt and apply HPSR
Established and/or maintained long-term partnerships with HPSR policy- and/or decision-makers (e.g. through an advisory board)	29	67	Established and/or maintained long-term partnerships with HPSR researchers (e.g. through an advisory board)