Table 1 SPIRIT outcome measures
From: Increasing the capacity of policy agencies to use research findings: a stepped-wedge trial
Outcome | Level of assessment | Tool | Data collection method | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Policy-makers’ self-assessments of their research use capacity, actions and outcomes | Individual policy-maker | Seeking, Engaging with and Evaluating Research (SEER) | Online survey | All policy-makers from within participating agencies |
Organisational capacity to use research as measured by the existing tools and systems to support research use | Policy agency | Organisational Research Access, Culture and Leadership (ORACLe) | Interview (face-to-face or phone) plus collection of documentation | One senior member of each policy agency, nominated by agency’s leaders |
Use of research in the creation of policy documents | Policy document | Staff Assessment of enGagement with Evidence (SAGE) | Interview (face-to-face or phone) plus collection of documentation | One or two policy-makers involved in the development of the policy document being considered Ă— 4 documents at each measurement point |