Table 5 Health and economic impact of the projects completed by 2006 and 2007
Relative frequency of projects with the expected impact, % (standard error) | Relative frequency of projects whose results have been applied, % (standard error)a | Relative frequency of projects which have achieved the expected impact, % (standard error)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health impact | The share of research in the final change, % | Relative frequency of the share of research in the final change, %b | |||
Direct impact on health, health determinants, or quality of delivered services | 62 (0.04) | 38 (0.05) | 59.7 (0.04) | <25 | 45.9 (0.09) |
25–50 | 23.32 (0.08) | ||||
50–75 | 5.42 (0.05) | ||||
>75 | 25.36 (0.07) | ||||
Economic impact | |||||
Production of new products or improvement of already existing products | 9.5 (0.03) | 27.7 (0.08)b | 55 (0.20)b | <25 | 5 (0.29) |
25–50 | 0 | ||||
50–75 | 25 (0.25) | ||||
>75 | 25 (0.25) | ||||
Knowledge-based entrepreneurship | 8.5 (0.02) | 9.4 (0.07)b | 100 (0.00)b | <25 | 100 (0.00) |
25–50 | – | ||||
50–75 | – | ||||
>75 | – | ||||
Reduction of days of work missed because of illness or disability | 36.9 (0.06) | 36.6 (0.05) | 60.8 (0.09)b | <25 | 47.71 (0.14) |
25–50 | 22.55 (0.11) | ||||
50–75 | 10.16 (0.07) | ||||
>75 | 19.57 (0.11) | ||||
Reduction of patient direct costs | 42.5 (0.02) | 37.8 (0.04) | 63.9 (0.08)b | <25 | 22.37 (0.09) |
25–5 | 30.37 (0.10) | ||||
50–75 | 24.88 (0.09) | ||||
>75 | 22.37 (0.09) | ||||
Reduction of health systems costs | 45.3 (0.04) | 32.6 (0.03) | 59.8 (0.08)b | <25 | 22.44 (0.11) |
25–50 | 12 (0.07) | ||||
50–75 | 45.14 (0.12) | ||||
>75 | 20.41 (0.09) | ||||