Table 1

Objective, data and qualitative investigation methods

RoundObjectiveSampleData collected
First round of interviews
October/November 2017		Specify: Mechanisms and contextual elements36 interviews with TC-REG project managers in these regions:

  • Brittany: 8

  • Martinique: 12

  • Normandy: 9

  • PACA: 7

O: The current use of scientific data.
M: 13 Mechanisms.
Ce: 7 Contextual elements related to:
People/organisation.
Observations
Throughout TC-REG project		Identify local contextual elements and mechanisms18 non-participating observations:

  • Brittany (n = 1)

  • Martinique (n = 2)

  • Normandy (n = 12)

  • PACA (n = 3)

Second round of interviews
February/August 2018		Determine taxonomy of KT activities currently carried out among regions10 semi-directive interviews with TC-REG project managers in these regions:

  • Brittany n = 2

  • Martinique n = 2

  • Normandy n = 3

  • PACA n = 3


Four focus groups (one/region)		Ci: Determine KT activities carried out among regions according to transfer plan defined in August 2017.
Third round of interviews
April/June 2019		Identify the evolution in the use of scientific data and Ci-Ce-M-O configurations36 Semi-directive interviews with TC-REG project managers in these regions:

  • Brittany: 7

  • Martinique: 10

  • Normandy: 10

  • PACA: 9

O: The use of scientific data and its evolution (PBs or other)
Ci-Ce-M-O configurations

  • Ce, for external contextual factors that are not linked to the intervention; Ci, for contextual factors linked to the intervention; CMOs, Contexts/Mechanisms/Outcomes; KT, knowledge translation; MRT, Middle Range Theory; PBs, policy briefs; TC-REG, Transfert de Connaissances en REGion.