Measure | Purpose | Sample | Time applied | Analysis |
---|---|---|---|---|
Semi- structured interviews | Identify understanding of and experience with evidence, policy and evidence-informed policy making | All individual participants | Pre-TROPIC | · Descriptive |
· Thematic | ||||
Is Research Working for You? survey (CHSRF) | Identify perceived evidence-informed decision making skills and resources at organisational and individual levels | All individual participants | Pre-TROPIC | Â |
Semi-structured interviews | Identify perceptions of organisational culture and resources to support evidence-informed policy making | Purposive sampling of one expert per org. | Pre-TROPIC | · Descriptive |
· Thematic | ||||
Process diary completed by TROPIC team | Identify resources utilised (time spent; personnel; purpose) in knowledge broking activities at individual and organisational levels |  | Ongoing | · Descriptive statistics for level of individual participation and TROPIC outputs |
Is Research Working for You? Survey (CHSRF) | Identify perceived changes in EIDM skills and resource at organisational and individual levels following TROPIC | All participants | Post-TROPIC | · Repeated measure ANOVAs |
Interviews | Identify perceived impact of TROPIC on individuals’ roles, organisational position and future careers | All participants | Post-TROPIC | · Descriptive |
· Structured (electronic) |  |  |  | · Thematic |
· Semi- structured (face-to- face) |  |  |  |  |
Structured interviews | Identify perceived impact of TROPIC on organisation | High-level officer from each organisation (n = 6) | Post-TROPIC | · Descriptive |
· Thematic |