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Table 2 References to Information supporting policy development and claims decision-making

From: Measuring use of research evidence in public health policy: a policy content analysis

Information type

Supporting policy development

Supporting claims decision-making

 

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