Table 3 To whom, by whom, and how is research being transferred to frequently or always?
Activity | Percentage frequently or always |
|---|---|
Tailored other aspects of your KTE approach to specific policy makers and/or decision makers | 41 |
Tailored the content of mailings or e-mails to specific policy makers and/or decision makers | 36 |
Reviewed the research literature about effective approaches to KTE | 24 |
Developed reports, summaries, or messages that used language appropriate to specific policy makers and/or decision makers (e.g., non-technical, jargon free language) | 23 |
Mailed or e-mailed to policy makers and/or decision makers articles, reports, syntheses, formal systematic reviews, and/or messages without an explicit request | 19 |
Mailed or e-mailed to policy makers and/or decision makers a newsletter containing brief summaries and/or messages | 19 |
Identified and worked with the most credible messengers for policy makers and/or decision makers (i.e., those who, regardless of their role or organization, are seen as credible by members of your target audience) | 14 |
Participated in KTE skill-building activities (e.g., conferences or courses about KTE) | 10 |
Worked with KTE specialists in your organization to promote health systems and policy research | 10 |
Identified and worked with KTE specialists outside your organization | 5 |
Identified and worked with knowledge brokers outside your organization (i.e., “people who bring researchers and their target audiences together and build relationships among them that make KTE more effective”) | 5 |
Developed relationships with print, radio, and/or television journalists | 5 |