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Table 4 Relative importance values of each ORACLe domain

From: The development of ORACLe: a measure of an organisation’s capacity to engage in evidence-informed health policy

Domain

Importance

(1) Documented processes to develop policy that encourage or mandate the use of research

11.88%

(2) Tools and programs to assist leaders of the organisation to actively support the use of research in policy and program development

19.48%

(3) Availability of programs to provide staff with training in using evidence from research in policy and in maintaining these skills

20.53%

(4) Availability of support and tools to help staff access and apply research findings

17.57%

(5) Presence of systems/methods to generate new research evidence to inform the organisation’s work

8.74%

(6) Clear methods to allow adequate, evidence-informed evaluations of the organisations’ policies and programs

10.96%

(7) Mechanisms that help strengthen staff relationships with researchers

10.84%