Table 3

Correlations between BARRIERS subscales and self-reported research use and comparisons between research users (RU) and non-research users (non-RU) reported barriers (subscales).


Correlations1 Research use index vs. each subscale
P-value
RU n = 292
Non- RU n = 1052
t-value3
P-value

Nurse subscale
-0.107
0.22
1.97 ± 0.53
2.25 ± 0.54
2.512
0.013
Setting subscale
-0.051
0.56
2.65 ± 0.45
2.71 ± 0.52
0.568
0.571
Research subscale
-0.171
0.06
1.96 ± 0.56
2.25 ± 0.66
2.139
0.035
Presentation subscale
-0.289
<0.01
2.36 ± 0.41
2.69 ± 0.61
3.422
0.001

1 Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient

2 Loss of six respondents on the RU-index, n= 134

3 Students t-test

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