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Registered nurses reported barriers to research utilization (percentage of registered nurses' scoring 3 or 4 on the BARRIERS scale). |
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| Subscale/item |
Rank order |
Total (n = 140) |
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| Nurse (mean and SD) |
2.19 ± 0.56 |
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| The nurse is isolated from knowledgeable colleagues with whom to discuss the research (n = 123) |
1 |
89% |
| There is not a documented need to change practice (n = 96) |
17 |
41% |
| The nurse does not feel capable of evaluating the research (n = 114) |
19 |
39% |
| The nurse sees little benefit for self(n = 120) |
21 |
33% |
| The nurse does not see the value of research for practice (n = 119) |
22 |
30% |
| The nurse feels the benefits of changing practice will be minimal (n = 91) |
24 |
28% |
| The nurse is unaware of the research (n = 132) |
25 |
25% |
| The nurse is unwilling to change/try new ideas (n = 135) |
28 |
19% |
| Setting (mean and SD) |
2.71 ± 0.52 |
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| The facilities are inadequate for implementation (n = 124) |
2 |
88% |
| The nurse does not have time to read research (n = 131) |
5 |
79% |
| There is insufficient time on the job to implement new ideas (n = 127) |
6 |
70% |
| Other staff are not supportive of implementation (n = 81) |
9 |
63% |
| The nurse does not feel she/he has enough authority to change patient care procedures (n = 124) |
13 |
50% |
| Physicians will not cooperate with implementation (n = 61) |
14 |
46% |
| The nurse feels results are not generalizable to own setting (n = 113) |
16 |
41% |
| Administration will not allow implementation (n = 70) |
27 |
23% |
| Research (mean and SD) |
2.17 ± 0.66 |
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| The research has not been replicated (n = 56) |
10 |
57% |
| Research reports/articles are not published fast enough (n = 50) |
12 |
52% |
| The literature reports conflicting results (n = 59) |
20 |
37% |
| The nurse is uncertain whether to believe the results of the research (n = 108) |
23 |
30% |
| The research has methodological inadequacies (n = 56) |
26 |
23% |
| The conclusions drawn from the research are not justified (n = 81) |
30 |
13% |
| Presentation (mean and SD) |
2.62 ± 0.58 |
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| The relevant literature is not compiled in one place (n = 112) |
3 |
81% |
| Research reports/articles are not readily available (n = 133) |
4 |
80% |
| Implications for practice are not made clear (n = 121) |
7 |
67% |
| The statistical analyses are not understandable (n = 125) |
11 |
55% |
| The research is not reported clearly and readably (n = 90) |
15 |
43% |
| The research is not relevant to the nurse's practice (n = 131) |
29 |
17% |
| No subscale/extra items |
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| Research reports/articles are written in English (n = 130) |
8 |
64% |
| The amount of research information is overwhelming (n = 93) |
18 |
40% |
Boström et al. Implementation Science 2008 3:24 doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-24 |
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