Throughout the priority setting process three different 'filters' were used to prioritize the areas defined: i) The first filter, applied during the second day of the sectoral workshops, focused on the research itself and asked participants to address the following questions: What is the potential for research utilization of the proposed research area?
This article outlines the utilization of this research infrastructure in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, together with research examples from the different countries.
WCR, AL and SDV contributed equally to the conception, critique and process for attempting to improve the utilization of the CFS research case definition.
Our study represents an example of the utilization of qualitative research methods to investigate the appropriateness of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Scale (RAQol) for the assessment of Qol in Estonian patients.
Furthermore, numerical examples are presented describing the possible utilization of the model for research works and design.
Parametric analyses are also presented describing the possible utilization of the model for research works and design optimization.
Even if, in formal terms, a citation is only a reference to a publication in the bibliography of another publication, the citation nevertheless symbolizes that a flow of information or a perception and utilization of the information and/or research findings has taken place (Stock 2001).
As regards actual utilization of research findings, the evidence from the three case studies indicate that research findings can be utilized instrumentally, conceptually and symbolically, and at different stages within the policymaking process, including agenda setting and policy formulation and implementation.
The organizational interest explanation predicts that the needs of organizations and features of organizations (e.g. policy domain, organizational structure and role, positions) shape how actors utilize research, with the corollary that the utilization of research increases if it is oriented to the needs of end-users [ 64].
Originally FFE was planned to be a five-year research project with eight visits for eight data collection points (baseline, 6 mos., 12 mos., 18 mos., 24 mos., 36 mos., 48 mos., 60 mos).. To increase the accuracy of the service utilization data, the research team adopted a prospective approach resulting in having two visits for each data point (16 home visits).
