Table 2 Study characteristics
From: Research evidence use in local government-led public health interventions: a systematic review
First author (year) | Study setting | Research design | Theoretical framework | Study quality (high/med/low) | Intervention method | Public health issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Experiences of evidence use (level 1) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Armstrong (2014) | Australia: Victoria | Mixed: Qualitative interviews, Quantitative survey | Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice Pathway; Diffusion of Innovations Theory | High | Public policy development | Services, systems and policies |
Atkins (2017) and | UK: England | Qualitative: Interviews | COM-B Model | High | Public policy development | Services, systems and policies |
Kelly (2017) | ||||||
Beenstock (2014) | UK: England | Qualitative: Thematic content analysis | Realist Viewpoint | High | Public policy development | Services, systems and policies |
Hunter (2016) and | UK: England | Qualitative: Interviews, workshops | Kingdon's (1995) Multiple Streams Framework | High | Public policy development | Services, systems and policies |
Marks (2015) | ||||||
Kneale (2019) | UK: England | Qualitative: Interviews | Â | High | Public policy development | Services, systems and policies |
Larsen (2012) | Denmark: National | Quantitative: Survey | Â | High | Public policy development | Services, systems and policies |
McGill (2015)a | International: England, Brazil, USA and Canada | Qualitative: Focus groups | Â | High | Public policy development | Social determinants/health equity |
South (2020) | UK: Yorkshire and Humber Regions, England | Qualitative: Interviews | Â | High | Public policy development | Services, systems and policies |
Willmott (2015) | UK: England | Qualitative: Interviews | Â | High | Public policy development | Services, systems and policies |
Rossow (2015) | Norway | Qualitative: Content Analysis | Advocacy Coalition Framework/Weiss Conceptual Model | High | Advocacy and lobbying | Alcohol use behaviours |
Marko (2020) | Australia: Metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria | Qualitative: Interviews | Â | High | Public policy development | Gambling behaviours |
Erwin (2019) | USA: National | Quantitative: Cross-sectional survey | Â | High | Other methods (partnership) | Services, systems and policies |
Frew (2020) | UK: England | Qualitative: Interviews, observation | Â | Med | public policy development | Services, systems and policies |
Martineau (2013) | UK: England and Wales | Qualitative: Document review, informal discussions | Â | Med | Legislation and regulation | Alcohol use behaviours |
Phillips (2015) | UK: England | Qualitative: Observation, interviews | Â | Med | Public policy development | Social determinants/health equity |
Purtle (2018) | USA: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Qualitative: Interviews, document review | Â | Med | Legislation and regulation | Eating behaviours |
Corburn (2007)a | USA: San Francisco | Qualitative: Observation, interviews, document review, media analysis | Â | Low | HIA | Social determinants/health equity |
Van Vliet (2018)a | Sweden: Norrkoping Municipality | Commentary |  | – | Public policy development | Social determinants/health equity |
How/why evidence was used (level 2) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Gavens (2019) | UK: England | Qualitative: Interviews, focus groups | Critical Realist | High | Public policy development | Alcohol use behaviours |
Reynolds (2018)a | UK: Greater London, England | Mixed: Ethnographic observation, interviews, surveys | Â | High | Legislation and regulation | Alcohol use behaviours |
Boyce (2018)a | USA: South Bronx, New York City | Quantitative: Pre-post intervention participant surveys | Â | Med | Health education | Sexual health behaviours |
Corburn (2014)* | USA: City of Richmond | Qualitative: observation, interviews, document review (HiAP) | Â | Med | Public policy development | Social determinants/health equity |
Von Heimburg (2017)a | Norway: Levanger and Verdal | Qualitative: Case study (HiAP) | Â | Med | Public policy development | Social determinants/health equity |
Kogel (2020)a | Spain: Sant Andreu | Qualitative: Various | Â | Low | HIA | Social determinants/health equity |
Elbers (2019)a | UK: Leeds City Council | Commentary |  | – | Research and evaluation | Gambling behaviours |
Linzalone 2017)* | Italy: Municipality of Arezzo | Mixed: Focus groups, interviews, surveys |  | – | HIA | Social determinants/health equity |
Rube (2014)a | USA: New York City | Commentary |  | – | Other methods (infrastructure development) | Built environment |
Steer (2018)a | Canada: Region of Peel | Commentary |  | – | Public policy development | Tobacco use behaviours |
Stated evidence use (level 3) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Browne (2017) | Australia: Victoria | Quantitative: Frequency counts | Â | High | Public policy development | Services, systems and policies |
Dobbinson (2020) | Australia: Brimbank City Council, Victoria | Quantitative: Case–control |  | High | Other methods (infrastructure development) | Lifestyle behaviours |
Dannefer (2020)a | USA: New York City | Qualitative: Observation, interviews | Â | Med | Other methods (infrastructure development) | Social determinants/health equity |
Lederer (2014)a | USA: New York City | Commentary |  | – | Public policy development | Eating behaviours |