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Table 3 Median and Interquartile (IQR) range, and relative category per item in RCC domain Organisation

From: Research capacity and culture in an Australian metropolitan public mental health service: scoping the skills and experience of social workers and occupational therapists

Does your organisation

Median (IQR)

Median category per item

1. Provides resources to support staff research training

3 (2–5)

Low

2. Provides funds, equipment or admin to support research training

3 (2–5)

Low

3. Has a plan or policy for research development

5 (3–5)

Moderate

4. Provides access to literature search and article retrievala

5 (3–7)

Moderate

5. Has senior managers that support research

5 (3–7)

Moderate

6. Ensures staff career pathways are available in research

4 (2–5)

Moderate

7. Ensures organization planning is guided by evidence

6 (4–7)

Moderate

8. Has consumers involved in research

5 (3–7)

Moderate

9. Accesses external funding for research

5 (3–6)

Moderate

10. Promotes clinical practice based on evidence

7 (5–8)

High

11. Encourages research activities relevant to practice

5 (3–7)

Moderate

12. Provides software programs for analysing research data

3 (2–5)

Low

13. Has mechanisms to monitor research quality

4 (3–6)

Moderate

14. Provides experts for research advice

5 (3–7)

Moderate

15. Supports a multi-disciplinary approach to research

4 (3–6)

Moderate

16. Provides forums or bulletins to present research findings

5 (3–7)

Moderate

17. Engages external partners (e.g. universities) in research

5 (3–7)

Moderate

18. Supports applications for research scholarships or degrees

5 (2–6)

Moderate

19. Supports the peer-reviewed publication of research

5 (3–6)

Moderate

20. Requires ethics approval for research activitiesa

7 (5–9)

High

  1. adenotes items not included in the abridged versions of the RCC used in the published studies