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Table 2 Interview sample, research outputs, means of independent assessment and panel assessment of overall impact for projects funded between 2000 and 2006

From: Policy and practice impacts of applied research: a case study analysis of the New South Wales Health Promotion Demonstration Research Grants Scheme 2000–2006

 

Interviews

Research outputs

Mean independent assessment of impacts*

Panel assessment of impact*

Project (year)

CI (n)

EU (n)

Conferences (n)

Papers (n)

Citations (n)

Advance knowledge (mean)

Capacity building (mean)

Policy & practice (mean)

Health, social, economic (mean)

Overall (mean)

Group overall

Ranked by Group Overall impact

Mental Health First Aid Training (2002)

1

3

n/a

4

66

8

7

8

6

8

8

Tai Chi and Falls Prevention for Older People (2000)

1

3

7

2

77

8

7

7

6

7

7

Treatment of Nicotine Dependant Inpatients (2002)

1

4

3

7

31

6

6

6

5

7

7

Rural Hearing Conservation (2000)

1

2

4

4

14

6

6

7

4

6

6.5

Smoking Cessation in Indigenous Communities(2006)

1

1

4

0

-

4

5

6

4

5

6.6

Pedometers in Cardiac Rehab (2004)

1

2

4

2

6

6

5

3

2

5

5

Exercise to Prevent Falls After Stroke (2006)

1

2

2

3

3

5

4

5

3

5

5

Walk-to-School (2004)

1

1

n/a

6

44

6

4

4

2

4

4.5

Reducing Falls Injuries within Aged Care (2004)

2

2

2

1

1

4

4

5

3

5

4.5

Reducing Smoking in Mental Health Units (2000)

1

2

0

0

-

3

3

4

2

4

4

Cycling Infrastructure and Its Promotion (2006)

1

3

5

4

23

5

4

4

3

4

4

Secondary Prevention In Patients with CVD (2000)

1

1

0

0

-

3

4

3

2

3

2

Nutrition Practices in Youth Housing (2000)

2

2

4

0

-

2

1

1

1

2

2

Safer Streetscapes for Older People (2002)

1

-

1

0

-

2

3

3

2

3

2

Making Connections (2000)

1

1

0

0

-

1

2

1

1

1

1

Total (mean)

17

29

36

27

265

(4)

(4)

(5)

(3)

(5)

(4. 5)

  1. *Key: 1–3: ‘limited impact’; 46: moderate impact; 79: high impact.