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Table 3 Achievement of EIDM goals by health units

From: A pragmatic evaluation of a public health knowledge broker mentoring education program: a convergent mixed methods study

Category

Goal

Cohort 1

Cohort 2

1a

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

Increase the organization’s capacity for EIDM

Increase staff skills for EIDM

++

++

++

++

+

++

−

++

++

Increase resources for EIDM

+

n/a

+

++

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

++

Increase time for EIDM

++

−

+

n/a

n/a

+

−

+

+

Increase research acquisition

n/a

−

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

−

n/a

n/a

Integrate research evidence use into processes

Use research in work more often

++

+

+

++

++

++

+

−

++

Assess and adapt research to local context more often

++

+

+

+

−

n/a

−

−

n/a

Systematically integrate research evidence

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

++

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Use research consistently in decision-making

++

+

+

+

n/a

++

−

−

+

Consider the quality of evidence when making decisions

+

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

+

n/a

n/a

n/a

Directors hold management accountable for using evidence

n/a

+

n/a

n/a

+

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Develop a culture for EIDM

Increase priority of using research

n/a

+

++

n/a

n/a

++

n/a

++

++

Acceptance of time used for EIDM learning

++

n/a

n/a

++

n/a

++

n/a

n/a

n/a

Acceptance of time used for EIDM practice

−

n/a

n/a

++

n/a

+

n/a

−

n/a

Work with external partners

++

−

++

n/a

−

++

−

n/a

++

Learn from peers within health unit

++

n/a

++

n/a

++

n/a

++

n/a

n/a

Incentivize staff to use EIDM

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

−

n/a

−

n/a

n/a

  1. aHealth units were assigned numbers for anonymity
  2. ++ Substantial evidence for achieving goal
  3. + Some evidence for achieving goal
  4. − No evidence for achieving goal
  5. n/a Not identified as goal