Table 3 |
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Description of 75 mixed methods studies in the documentary analysis and 20 interviewees |
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Characteristics of 75 studies |
% (n) |
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Funding programme |
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Current programmes |
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SDO |
27% (20) |
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HTA |
17% (13) |
|
NEAT |
1% (1) |
|
Past programmes |
33% (25) |
|
PRP |
21% (16) |
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|
|
Year of funding |
20% (15) |
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Pre 1995 |
20% (15) |
|
1996–1998 |
33% (25) |
|
1999–2001 |
17% (13) |
|
2002–2004 |
29% (22) |
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Type of study |
|
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Evaluation |
46% (34) |
|
RCT |
18% (14) |
|
Other |
28% (21) |
|
Feasibility study |
7% (5) |
|
RCT |
4% (3) |
|
Other |
3% (2) |
|
Fieldwork and survey |
40% (30) |
|
Instrument development |
7% (5) |
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Characteristics of 20 interviewees |
N = 20 |
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Type of researcher |
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Quantitative |
11 |
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Qualitative |
9 |
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Type of study |
|
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Evaluation with RCT |
6 |
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Evaluation other |
8 |
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Survey and fieldwork |
4 |
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Instrument development |
2 |
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Funding programme |
|
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Current programmes |
|
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SDO |
6 |
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HTA |
4 |
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Past programmes |
5 |
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PRP |
5 |
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O'Cathain et al. BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:85 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-85 |
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