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Table 2 Type of interventions included in our sample by impact category (n = 50)

From: Does health intervention research have real world policy and practice impacts: testing a new impact assessment tool

Impact category

Primary prevention/Health promotion

Early intervention/Screening

Treatment/management of an illness/disease/disorder

n = 18 (36%)

n = 12 (24%)

n = 20 (40%)

No impact

n = 15 (48%)*

n = 5 (16%)

n = 11 (36%)

n = 31 (62%)

Adolescent Mental Health

Childhood obesity

Alcohol misuse

Alcohol

Family violence

Allergy/Asthma

Allergy prevention

Parenting skills

Anorexia

Childhood injury (ATSI)

Premature infants

Arthritis (2)

Childhood obesity (Low SES)

Suicide SUD

Asthma

Falls prevention (3)

Cancer (2)

Healthy ageing (2)

Diabetes

Hospital acquired infection

Post-traumatic stress

Sports injuries

Renal disease

Tobacco (ATSI) (2)

Tobacco (CALD)

Impact

n = 3 (16%)*

n = 7 (37%)

n = 9 (47%)

n = 19 (38%)

Adolescent health

Bowel cancer (2)

Anorexia

Falls prevention (2)

Chronic disease (ATSI)

Arthritis (2)

Language delay

Childhood obesity

Maternal & infant health

Dental decay

Parenting skills (2)

Depression

Neck Pain

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Post-traumatic stress

  1. *Fishers exact test P = 0.03.
  2. ATSI, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; CALD, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse; SES, Socio-economic status; SUD: Substance Use Disorder.