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Table 3 Association between funding award and research payback

From: A systematic evaluation of payback of publicly funded health and health services research in Hong Kong

  

Funding Award*

  

Low

Moderate

High

P value

 

N (%)

 

n(%)

  

Knowledge production

     

   Projects with publications

154(86.5)

45 (79.0)

56 (87.5)

53(93.0)

0.09

 

Mean(SD)

 

Mean (SD)

  

   Publications per project

5.4 (8.1)

2.8 (3.2)

5.0(5.6)

8.5(12.0)

<0.001

   Peer reviewed publications per project

2.1(2.7)

1.1(1.7)

2.0(2.5)

3.3(3.3)

<0.001

   Journal impact factor

3.0(3.9)

1.9(1.6)

2.7(2.7)

3.5(5.0)

<0.001

   Journal ranking

19.7(24.7)

35.7(45.7)

17.0(16.7)

16.1(15.2)

0.02

   Citations per year

1.9(4.0)

2.5(6.4)

1.3(1.4)

2.2(4.1)

0.23

 

N (%)

 

n(%)

  

Research utilisation

     

   Led to participation in health-related policy/advisory committees post research completion

34(19.1)

8(14.0)

13(20.3)

13(22.8)

0.47

   Pre- and during- research process liaison with potential users

69(38.8)

19(33.3)

25(39.1)

25(43.9)

0.51

Research targeting and capacity building

     

   Generated subsequent research

80(44.9)

16(28.1)

29(45.3)

35(61.4)

0.002

   Led to qualifications

68(38.2)

19(33.3)

20(31.3)

29(50.9)

0.06

   Led to career advancement

61(34.3)

9(15.8)

25(39.1)

27(47.4)

0.001

Informing policy and decision making

     

   Findings used in policy making

63(35.4)

13(22.8)

23(35.9)

27(47.4)

0.02

   Findings expected to be used in policy making

32(27.8)

5(11.4)

14(34.2)

13(43.3)

0.01

Application of the findings through changed behaviour

     

   Led to changes in behaviour

88(49.4)

23(40.4)

27(42.2)

38(66.7)

0.01

   Expected to lead to changes in behaviour

36(40.0)

10(29.4)

16(43.2)

10(52.6)

0.22

Health and health service benefit

     

   Reported health service benefit

75(42.1)

23(40.4)

24(37.5)

28(49.1)

0.41

   Expected future health service benefit

34(33.0)

8(23.5)

11(27.5)

15(51.7)

0.04

  1. *Low = HKD 6,110–97,180; Moderate = HKD98,940–529,900; High = HKD532,242–993,300.