Table 5 ORGANISATION DOMAIN item and total scores for Control group compared with Intervention group (using hierarchical modelling to adjust for the potential clustering effect of individuals within teams)

i) provides adequate resources to support staff research training

4.93

4.83

4.77

5.90

0.98

0.12

1.13

< 0.1^†

ii) has funds, equipment or admin to support research activities

4.33

4.33

4.10

5.36

1.05

0.12

1.17

< 0.1^†

iii) has a plan or policy for research development

4.82

5.38

5.50

6.39

0.22

0.80

0.33

0.71

iv) provides access to literature search and article retrieval

6.70

7.56

6.69

6.79

-0.69

0.36

-0.68

0.37

v) has senior managers that support research

6.59

6.56

6.97

7.48

0.45

0.52

0.60

0.38

vi) ensures staff career pathways are available in research

4.41

4.94

4.72

5.52

0.20

0.78

0.25

0.73

vii) ensures organisation planning is guided by evidence

6.12

6.67

5.29

5.54

-0.35

0.57

-0.12

0.66

viii) has consumers involved in research

5.24

4.73

4.92

5.52

1.07

0.27

0.91

0.37

ix) accesses external funding for research

5.32

5.06

5.59

6.15

0.93

0.25

1.11

0.18

x) promotes clinical practice based on evidence

7.07

7.78

7.14

7.43

-0.20

0.74

-0.22

0.72

xi) encourages research activities relevant to practice

6.17

6.33

6.06

6.93

0.62

0.33

0.67

0.31

xii) provides access software for analysing research data

4.47

4.38

3.00

4.77

1.05

0.25

1.01

0.29

xiii) has mechanisms to monitor research quality

4.60

4.86

3.91

5.00

0.57

0.53

0.36

0.70

xiv) provides access to experts for research advice

4.57

4.76

4.97

6.55

0.98

0.21

1.01

0.21

xv) supports a multi-disciplinary approach to research

6.27

6.00

6.09

7.34

1.50

< 0.05*

1.43

< 0.05*

xvi) provides forums/bulletins to present research findings

4.48

4.59

4.61

5.11

0.14

0.85

0.03

0.97

xvii) engages external partners (eg universities) in research

5.44

5.94

5.67

7.10

1.01

0.13

1.13

0.10

xviii) supports applications for research scholarships/degrees

5.61

6.39

5.52

7.25

0.94

0.21

1.02

0.19

xix) supports the peer-reviewed publication of research

5.30

6.19

5.50

6.83

0.08

0.90

0.27

0.68

xx) requires ethics approval for research activities

8.27

8.71

8.32

9.10

0.18

0.77

0.45

0.46

Total score

5.70

5.85

5.69

6.47

0.68

0.15

0.73

0.14