Table 1 Operationalisation of the RE-AIM components at network and project levels
RE-AIM component | General description | Operationalisation | Data source |
|---|---|---|---|
Reach | |||
 Network | The amount and type of information that is sent out to the community from the CDPP network yearly | Total number of academic papers, academic presentations, community presentations, non-academic papers, policy briefs and reports, articles, blogs and papers on websites, social media posts, mass media press releases, guides, toolkits, videos and aids (KT products) yearly | Logs + project documents |
 Project | The amount and type of information that is sent out to the community by each CDPP research project | Mean, ranges and frequencies of academic papers, academic presentations, community presentations, non-academic papers, policy briefs and reports, articles, blogs and papers on websites, social media posts, mass media press releases, guides, toolkits, videos and aids (KT products) per project | Logs + project documents |
Effectiveness | |||
 Network | Multidirectional flow of knowledge: an increase in the multidirectional flow of knowledge across disciplines and sectors within the CDPP network over time | Changes in the network analysis measures (e.g. density, reciprocity, core-periphery structure) of the CDPP network over time | Logs + project documents, exit interviews |
|  | Researchers’ capacity for KT activities: an increase in researchers’ capacity for KT activities before and after the support from the KT consultation service, and an increase over the time of the study period (2018–2021) | Changes in researchers’ capability, opportunity and motivation to translate their research findings to a non-academic audience before and after they received support from CDPP’s KT consultation service Changes in researchers’ capability, opportunity and motivation to translate their research findings to a non-academic audience over time (2018–2021) | Project surveys, annual surveys, exit interviews |
 Project | Partnership quality and synergy: an optimisation of partnership quality and synergy in the process of conducting and/or disseminating research in a research partnership | Identification of partnership profiles based on indicators of partnership quality and synergy Changes in indicators of partnership quality and synergy over time | Project surveys, annual surveys, timeline interviews |
Adoption | |||
 Network | The extent to which CDPP researchers decide to contact the KT consultation service to translate their research findings to an academic and non-academic audience | Percentage of CDPP researchers that contacted the KT consultation service Number of times that CDPP researchers have consulted KT consultation service The total number and duration of the support provided by the KT consultation service | Logs + project documents |
 Project | The extent to which CDPP research projects are conducted and disseminated in a research partnership | Percentage of CDPP research projects that are conducted in partnership with community stakeholders Percentage of CDPP research projects that are disseminated in partnership with community stakeholders Percentage of CDPP research projects that are conducted and disseminated in partnership with community stakeholders Percentage of CDPP research projects that are not conducted or disseminated in partnership with community stakeholders | Logs + project documents |
Implementation | |||
 Network | The extent to which goals stated by the directors and team leads of the CDPP are achieved (i.e. implementation as intended) | Conformity of intended network’s goals and achieved goals | Logs, project documents, exit interviews |
 Project | The extent to which the CDPP partnerships have conducted and/or disseminated their research according to the KT plan (i.e. implementation as intended) | Conformity of intended KT plan and KT evaluation | Logs, project documents |
Maintenance | |||
 Network | A sustainable multidirectional flow of knowledge across disciplines and sectors within the CDPP network |  | Annual survey (T3), exit interviews |
| Â | The long-term capacity among CDPP researchers for KT activities | Â | Annual survey (T3), exit interviews |
 Project | The continuation of conducting and/or disseminating research projects in a research partnership (i.e. ‘sustainable partnerships’) |  | Project surveys, timelines interviews |