From: Measuring use of research evidence in public health policy: a policy content analysis
Information type | Supporting policy development | Supporting claims decision-making | Â | ||||
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Frequency (% total) of reference to information | N (% total) policies that reference information | Median (range) references per policy | Frequency (% total) of reference to information | N (% total) policies that reference information | Median (range) references per policy | P Value | |
Internal policy | 309 (51.5) | 91 (72.8) | 1 (0–27) | 823 (46.2) | 112 (93.3) | 4.5 (0–35) | p = <0.001 |
Clinical/Medical evidence | 25 (4.2) | 19 (15.2) | 0 (0–3) | 493 (27.6) | 103 (85.8) | 2 (0–28) | p < =0.001 |
Internal legislation | 150 (25.0) | 115 (92.0) | 1 (0–11) | 55 (3.1) | 32 (26.7) | 0 (0–4) | p < =0.001 |
Other evidence | 25 (4.2) | 14 (11.2) | 0 (0–5) | 150 (8.4) | 83 (69.2) | 1 (0–13) | p < =0.001 |
External policy | 53 (8.8) | 19 (15.2) | 0 (0–15) | 192 (10.8) | 55 (45.8) | 0 (0–18) | p < =0.001 |
External legislation | 31 (5.2) | 13 (10.4) | 0 (0–16) | 27 (1.5) | 14 (11.7) | 0 (0–5) | p = 0.592 |
Academic/Scientific research | 7 (1.2) | 4 (3.2) | 0 (0–3) | 43 (2.4) | 29 (24.2) | 0 (0–5) | p = <0.001 |
Total | 600 (100.0) | 125 (100.0) | 3 (0–52) | 1783 (100.0) | 120 (100.0) | 11 (0–65) | p = < 0.001 |