Study | ||||
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Reported area of change | Janssen et al. 2013 | Perry et al. 2008 | Ried et al., 2007 | Williams et al., 2015 |
Individual research skills or participation | ||||
Writing/Dissemination | n/a | n/a | Greater self-reported competence in writing research protocol, publishing research, writing & presenting a research report | More involvement in writing publications, presentations and reports for participants who had access to RP |
Funding | n/a | Increased no. staff applying for research funding | Greater self-reported competence in applying for research funding | Increased applications for research funding for participants who had access to RP |
Data collection an analyses | n/a | n/a | Greater self-reported competence in Using qualitative and quantitative research methods. No change to interpreting data | Increased involvement in data collection for participants who had access to RP |
Other individual skills | n/a | n/a | Greater confidence in critically reviewing literature, finding relevant literature , generating research ideas | |
Research activity and output | n/a | Qualitative reports of increasing numbers of research related activities (increased numbers of staff undertaking research training, participating in research, applying research findings to practice) | Two RPs had prepared at least one manuscript for publication, one fellow applied for PhD scholarship | Increased research activity reported by organisations with RPs |
Research culture & attitudes towards research | All four teams showed increased orientation towards research. Improved confidence in 3 out of 4 teams | Improved research culture (practical, informational, and inspirational support, more aware of uses of research, growing ground-swell of interest and enthusiasm about research) Potential service gains (development of patient care, best practice services) | n/a | n/a |
Team and organisational level research skills | n/a | n/a | n/a | All items of Research Capacity and Culture tool for team and organisational level were higher in organisations with RP |