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Table 3 Research knowledge, stakeholder knowledge and target group knowledge in the two municipalities at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 12-month follow-up; numbers of respondents and means of the responses (scale 1–5 (1: to a very low degree; 2: to a low degree; 3: neither to a low nor high degree; 4: to a high degree; 5: to a very high degree) and a ‘do not know’ option (counted as missing)

From: Contextually tailored interventions can increase evidence-informed policy-making on health-enhancing physical activity: the experiences of two Danish municipalities

 

Kolding

Varde

Item

Pre

Post

12 m follow-up

Pre

Post

12 m follow-up

Research knowledge

n

Mean

n

Mean

n

Mean

n

Mean

n

Mean

n

Mean

Search for knowledge from research

19

3.6 (A)

10

3.2 (A)

11

3.3 (A)

8

3.6 (B)

7

4.0 (B)

7

4.1 (B)

Translation to local needs

19

3.5 (C)

9

3.6 (C)

11

3.6 (C)

10

3.5 (D)

8

3.8 (D)

6

4.2 (D)

Political request for use

18

1.9 (E)

10

2,6 (E)

11

2.5 (E)

6

3.7 (F)

7

3.7 (F)

6

4.7 (F)

Organisational procedures

19

2.2 (G)

10

2.6 (G)

10

2.6 (G)

9

2.6 (H)

7

2.7 (H)

6

2.8 (H)

Influence on final decisions

17

2.9 (I)

10

2.8 (I)

11

2.5 (I)

8

3.3 (J)

8

3.5 (J)

5

3.8 (J)

Stakeholder knowledge

Collection of knowledge from internal stakeholders

19

3.5 (K)

9

3.6 (K)

11

4.0 (K)

10

4.0 (L)

8

3.5 (L)

5

4.4 (L)

Collection of knowledge from external stakeholders

19

3.5 (M)

9

3.8 (M)

11

3.9 (M)

10

3.8 (N)

8

3.3 (N)

5

4.0 (N)

Internal stakeholder knowledge influence on final decisions

19

3.0 (O)

9

3.6 (O)

10

3.5 (O)

10

3.8 (P)

8

4.0 (P)

5

4.0 (P)

External stakeholder knowledge influence on final decisions

19

3.3 (Q)

9

3.6 (Q)

10

3.3 (Q)

10

2.9 (R)

8

3.5 (R)

5

4.0 (R)

Organisational procedures

17

2.9 (S)

9

3.2 (S)

11

3.6 (S)

8

3.5 (T)

7

2.7 (T)

5

3.0 (T)

Target group Knowledge

Access to knowledge of characteristics of target group

18

3.3 (U)

9

3.2 (U)

11

3.6 (U)

9

3.8 (V)

7

4.0 (V)

4

4.0 (V)

Target group characteristics influence on final decisions

18

3.3 (W)

9

3.7 (W)

11

3.9 (W)

9

3.8 (X)

8

3.9 (X)

4

4.0 (X)

Access to knowledge of needs and values of target group

19

2.9 (Y)

8

3.4 (Y)

11

3.5 (Y)

9

3.8 (Z)

8

3.6 (Z)

6

3.7 (Z)

Organisational procedures

17

2.2 (A1)

9

2.9 (A1)

11

3.4 (A1)

9

3.2 (B1)

7

2.7 (B1)

6

3.2 (B1)

Influence on final decisions

19

3.4 (C1)

9

3.4 (C1)

11

3.8 (C1)

9

3.7 (D1)

6

4.0 (D1)

5

4.2 (D1)

  1. Letters in brackets are used to refer to the supplementary text in the results section