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Table 1 Mean scores of the Iran’s medical universities according to themes of the Self-Assessment Tool for Research Institutes (SATORI)

From: Knowledge translation in Iranian universities: need for serious interventions

Theme

University mean score

Total mean (SD)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Priority setting

2.0

1.8

1.9

2.6

3.4

3.8

1.5

1.6

4.0

2.4 (0.4)

Research quality and timeliness

3.3

2.4

2.9

3.3

3.2

2.4

2.8

2.4

3.6

2.9 (0.6)

Researchers’ KT capacities

2.3

1.1

2.3

2.4

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.4

3.3

2.4 (0.9)

Interaction with research users

2.2

2.1

2.7

2.4

3.1

2.5

1.6

1.9

3.7

2.4 (0.3)

Facilities and prerequisites of KT

2.1

1.5

1.8

1.8

2.2

1.9

2.7

2.2

3.1

2.1 (0.8)

Processes and regulations supporting KT

2.1

1.2

1.9

1.8

2.0

1.3

1.9

1.8

3.3

1.9 (0.6)

Promoting and evaluating the use of evidence

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.9

1.1

1.8

3.0

1.8 (0.4)