Kingwell Bronwyn A, Anderson Gary P, Duckett Stephen J, Hoole Elizabeth A, Jackson-Pulver Lisa R, Khachigian Levon M, Morris Meg E, Roder David M, Rothwell-Short Jan, Wilson Andrew J
Alfred and Baker Medical Unit, Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC.
Med J Aust. 2006 Mar 20;184(6):282-6. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00238.x.
To report on strategies for, and outcomes of, evaluation of knowledge (publications), health and wealth (commercial) gains from medical research funded by the Australian Government through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
End-of-grant reports submitted by researchers within 6 months of completion of NHMRC funded project grants which terminated in 2003 were used to capture self-reported publication number, health and wealth gains. Self-reported gains were also examined in retrospective surveys of grants completed in 1992 and 1997 and awards primarily supporting people ("people awards") held between 1992 and 2002.
The response rate for the 1992 sample was too low for meaningful analysis. The mean number of publications per grant in the basic biomedical, clinical and health services research areas was very similar in 1997 and 2003. The publication output for population health was somewhat higher in the 2003 than in the 1997 analysis. For grants completed in 1997, 24% (31/131) affected clinical practice; 14% (18/131) public health practice; 9% (12/131) health policy; and 41% (54/131) had commercial potential with 20% (26/131) resulting in patents. Most respondents (89%) agreed that NHMRC people awards improved their career prospects. Interpretation is limited by the relatively low response rates (50% or less).
A mechanism has been developed for ongoing assessment of NHMRC funded research. This process will improve accountability to the community and to government, and refine current funding mechanisms to most efficiently deliver health and economic returns for Australia.
报告关于澳大利亚政府通过国家卫生与医学研究委员会（NHMRC）资助的医学研究在知识（出版物）、健康和财富（商业）收益方面的评估策略及成果。
使用研究人员在2003年结束的NHMRC资助项目拨款完成后6个月内提交的拨款结束报告，以获取自我报告的出版物数量、健康和财富收益。还在对1992年和1997年完成的拨款以及1992年至2002年期间主要支持人员的奖项（“人员奖项”）的回顾性调查中检查了自我报告的收益。
1992年样本的回复率过低，无法进行有意义的分析。1997年和2003年，基础生物医学、临床和卫生服务研究领域每项拨款的平均出版物数量非常相似。2003年人群健康方面的出版物产出略高于1997年的分析结果。对于1997年完成的拨款，24%（31/131）影响了临床实践；14%（18/131）影响了公共卫生实践；9%（12/131）影响了卫生政策；41%（54/131）具有商业潜力，其中20%（26/131）产生了专利。大多数受访者（89%）同意NHMRC人员奖项改善了他们的职业前景。由于回复率相对较低（50%或更低），解释受到限制。
已建立了一个对NHMRC资助研究进行持续评估的机制。这一过程将提高对社区和政府的问责制，并完善当前的资助机制，以便为澳大利亚最有效地带来健康和经济回报。
