Table 4 |
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The research users (RUs) and non-research users (non-RUs) reported barriers to research utilization regarding the Setting (i.e., scoring 3 or 4 on the BARRIERS scale). |
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| Items |
RU n = 291 |
Non-RU n = 1051 |
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| The facilities are inadequate for implementation (n = 124) |
79% |
90% |
| Other staff are not supportive of implementation (n = 81) |
74% |
57% |
| The nurse does not have time to read research (n = 131) |
72% |
82% |
| There is insufficient time on the job to implement new ideas (n = 127) |
72% |
70% |
| Physicians will not cooperate with implementation (n = 61) |
56% |
41% |
| The nurse does not feel she/he has enough authority to change patient care procedures (n = 124) |
52% |
48% |
| Administration will not allow implementation (n = 70) |
23% |
22% |
| The nurse feels results are not generalizable to own setting (n = 113) |
21% |
49% |
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1 Loss of six respondents regarding the RU-index, thus the sample consists of 134 respondents | ||
Boström et al. Implementation Science 2008 3:24 doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-24 |
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