3.3.2 Barriers to Spanish nurses’ research utilization (43)

Teresa Moreno Casbas, , Unidad de Coordinación y Desarrollo de la Investigación en Enfermería (Investén-isciii), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain Co authors: Carmen Fuentelsaz, Esther González, Lara Martínez, Gema Escobar, Lucia Garcia & Montserrat Gómez mmoreno@isciii.es

Abstract:

The barriers scale was developed to elicit the opinions of nurses on barriers to research utilization in the practice setting. This instrument has subsequently been used by researchers from across the (UK, United States, Sweden, Australia, Ireland, Finland, Canada, Norway, China…)

Methods:

A survey design was used. A random health institutions sampling method was used for general nurses and we used the total population for “active researchers”. The final sample consisted of 854 registered nurses working in Hospitals an Primary Health Care Centres (PHCC) in Spain and 69 for “active researches” The instrument was given personally for general nurses and mailed to “active researchers (AR)”. In both cases participants were asked to return the completed questionnaire either trough their nurse manager or by mail.

Results:

Response rate was 83,23% for general nurses and 80,23 for AR. The majority of participants were female (84,8% and 64,1%) in both cases. The mean age of participants for general nurses was 41 (SD=9,2; CI 95%: 40,3 to 41,6) and 46 (SD=6,1; CI 95%: 44,1 to 47,2) for AR. The highest ranking barriers to research utilisation reported by respondents were related mainly to organisational factors with regards to inadequate facilities, no authority to change procedures, and time constraints. Participants working in hospitals and PHCC ranked time constraints as the most significant barrier. The greatest barrier for AR is not being aware of research.

Conclusions:

These results are congruent with previous findings. Barriers to nurses’ research utilization include insufficient time, insufficient authority to implement research findings, being unaware of research, and being blocked in implementation of research findings by nurse or physician colleagues. That factors are multidimensional and should be taken into account by all involved in health research: practitioners,researchers, managers,educators and policy-makers.

Biography:

Teresa Moreno-Casbas, Nursing Officer with the lead responsibility for nursing research coordination and development within the Ministry of Health. Dr. Teresa Moreno-Casbas has scientific achievements, International experience and recognition gained as a results of all this. She has also a large history o management research, projects and teams. Academic record 1981 Nursing Diploma al the University of Valladolid. 1985 Intensive Care at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 1986 Master's in Family Therapy at the Univ. Pontificia of Salamanca. 1986 Nursing Services Management at the School of Management and Administration (EADA). 1993 Maîtrise en Sciences Infirmières (Public health)at the University of Montreal (CANADA) 1989 European Healthcare Leadership Programme 2007 Ph Doctorate (Publich Health and Epidemiology) at the University of Rey Juan Carlos Madrid.