Table 1 Response rates of similar studies conducted on researchers in the area of KTE
Author | Objective | Country | Population surveyed | Response rate out of researchers only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Woodward, Feldman & Snider [40] | To examine the evidence that decision makers receive, how this influences decision making, and to understand how researchers disseminate the information that they generate | Canada | Health care decision makers; health care researchers from five Ontario universities with medical schools and from Ontario’s two northern universities | 74% of health care researchers |
To examine knowledge utilization measurement and provide explanations for knowledge use in the social sciences | Canada | Faculty members of 55 Canadian Universities in the following departments: anthropology, economics, industrial relations, political science, social work, and sociology | 42% of academic researchers | |
Lavis et al. [43] | To explore the use of health services research in public policy making | Canada | Policy makers and researchers (directors of research units funded by two health departments) | 88% of research unit directors |
To explore the involvement of researchers in efforts to collaborate with policy makers and providers to bridge the gaps between research, policy, and practice in 10 low- and middle-income countries | Ten low- and middle-income countries: China, Ghana, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mexico, Pakistan, Senegal, and Tanzania | Researchers were defined as individuals who spent at least 10% of their time doing research, which includes the production, synthesis, and sharing of research | 64% of researchers | |
El-Jardali et al. [19] | To explore researchers’ views and experiences regarding the role of health systems and policy research evidence in health policy making in eastern Mediterranean countries | Eleven eastern Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen | Senior policy makers at national level and senior health systems researchers within national research institutions, universities, and national governments | 56% of researchers |