Table 5 Geographical distribution of discussion topics
From: Inter-individual relationships within a Canadian SPOR research network: a social network study
Topics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dyads | Scientific research | Patient engagement | Training and mentoring | Management and operations | Governance and coordination | Commercialization | Transfer of research findings |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Relations between members of different provinces or regions | |||||||
O < --> Q | 234 (18.6) | 220 (19.5) | 88 (17.6) | 110 (16.7) | 194 (28.8) | 9 (27.3) | 107 (24.0) |
O < --> ABC | 97 (7.7) | 25 (2.2) | 13 (2.6) | 56 (8.5) | 41 (6.1) | 1 (3.0) | 20 (4.5) |
O < --> M | 9 (0.7) | 17 (1.5) | 39 (7.8) | 21 (3.2) | 23 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (2.0) |
O < --> MS | 37 (2.9) | 25 (2.2) | 10 (2.0) | 21 (3.2) | 12 (1.8) | 2 (6.1) | 6 (1.3) |
O < --> U | 34 (2.7) | 137 (12.2) | 9 (1.8) | 27 (4.1) | 32 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (1.6) |
Q < --> ABC | 29 (2.3) | 30 (2.7) | 4 (0.8) | 13 (2.0) | 24 (3.6) | 1 (3.0) | 9 (2.0) |
Q < --> M | 9 (0.7) | 31 (2.8) | 38 (7.6) | 12 (1.8) | 21 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.3) |
Q < --> MS | 16 (1.3) | 25 (2.2) | 11 (2.2) | 6 (0.9) | 15 (2.2) | 1 (3.0) | 4 (0.9) |
Q < --> U | 58 (4.6) | 197 (17.5) | 29 (5.8) | 14 (2.1) | 35 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (3.6) |
ABC < --> M | 3 (0.2) | 4 (0.4) | 6 (1.2) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
ABC < --> MS | 5 (0.4) | 4 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 4 (0.6) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
ABC < --> U | 3 (0.2) | 11 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.6) | 4 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
M < --> MS | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 4 (0.8) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
M < --> U | 2 (0.2) | 19 (1.7) | 12 (2.4) | 1 (0.2) | 7 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |
MS < --> U | 3 (0.2) | 11 (1.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Relations between members of the same province or region | |||||||
O < --> O | 568 (45.2) | 151 (13.4) | 126 (25.3) | 308 (46.7) | 152 (22.6) | 17 (51.5) | 177 (39.7) |
Q < --> Q | 110 (8.8) | 152 (13.5) | 84 (16.8) | 49 (7.4) | 90 (13.4) | 0 (0.0) | 77 (17.3) |
ABC < --> ABC | 15 (1.2) | 5 (0.4) | 6 (1.2) | 6 (0.9) | 5 (0.7) | 2 (6.1) | 4 (0.9) |
M < --> M | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.3) | 7 (1.4) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
MS < --> MS | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
U < --> U | 18 (1.4) | 54 (4.8) | 8 (1.6) | 3 (0.5) | 8 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Total | 1256 (100) | 1126 (100) | 499 (100) | 660 (100) | 673 (100) | 33 (100) | 446 (100) |
Involving O | 979 (77.9) | 575 (51.1) | 285 (57.1) | 543 (82.3) | 454 (67.4) | 29 (87.9) | 326 (73.1) |
Involving Q | 744 (59.2) | 655 (58.2) | 254 (50.9) | 204 (30.9) | 379 (56.3) | 11 (33.3) | 219 (49.1) |
Involving ABC | 152 (12.1) | 79 (7.0) | 31 (6.2) | 74 (11.2) | 77 (11.4) | 4 (12.1) | 34 (7.6) |
Involving M | 28 (2.2) | 76 (6.7) | 106 (21.2) | 38 (5.7) | 57 (8.5) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (4.3) |
Involving MS | 64 (5.1) | 70 (6.2) | 30 (6.0) | 33 (5.0) | 34 (5.0) | 3 (9.1) | 10 (2.2) |
Involving U | 118 (9.4) | 429 (38.1) | 59 (11.8) | 50 (7.6) | 88 (13.1) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (5.6) |