Table 2.

Summary of key facilitators for research.

Fair relationships between academic and practice partners are important [20]

Financial support for practicing clinicians to conduct research [30]

Access to senior researchers [16]

Timeliness of the research itself [16]

Personal contact among major stakeholders [16]

‘Knowledge brokers’ might be required to translate the research into actionable, policy relevant messages [23]

The quality of the research undertaken [16,19]

Research that supports existing policy directions [5,16]

Peer support and a formal academic posting for clinicians engaged in research [16]

‘Simplicity over complexity’ (for the focus of research) [16]

Practice relevant activities that promote research education, dissemination and collaboration partnership opportunities [17]

Appropriate infrastructure, national research institutes and university departments of family medicine [5,17]

Leadership [17]

Mechanisms for sustainability ‘within healthcare organization’ [17], research practice based networks [30]

The use of pre-existing historical partnerships with ongoing dialogue [8]

Length of the programme providing stability and long-term relationships [8]

Peer-reviewed journal(s) [29]