TY - JOUR
T1 - Nurses' perceived barriers to and facilitators of research utilization in Mainland China
T2 - A cross-sectional survey
AU - Chien, Wai Tong
AU - Bai, Qin
AU - Wong, Wai Kit
AU - Wang, Huizhen
AU - Lu, Xueqin
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Despite the drive towards evidence-based practice, the extent to which research evidence is being implemented in nursing practice is unclear, particularly in developing countries. This study was to assess the levels of perceived barriers to and facilitators of research utilization in practice among Chinese nurses and inter-relationships between these barriers and facilitators and their socio-demographic characteristics. A cross-sectional, descriptive survey was conducted in 2011 with 743 registered nurses randomly selected from four general hospitals in China. They completed the Barriers to Research Utilization and Facilitators of Research Utilization scales. Correlation tests were used to test the relationships between the nurses' perceived barriers and facilitators, their demographic characteristics and research training and involvement. The Chinese nurses' level of perceived barriers was moderate on average and lower than that in previous research. Among the 10 top-ranked items, six were from the subscale 'Organizational Characteristics'. Their perceived barriers were correlated positively with age and post-registration experience and negatively with research training undertaken. Junior diplomatic nurses reported a significantly higher degree of barriers than those senior ones with postgraduate education. Higher and more diverse barriers to research utilization in practice are perceived by Chinese nurses than those in Western countries and they are associated with a few socio-demographic factors. Future research on these barriers/facilitators and their relationships with occupational and socio-cultural factors in Chinese and other Asian nurses is recommended.
AB - Despite the drive towards evidence-based practice, the extent to which research evidence is being implemented in nursing practice is unclear, particularly in developing countries. This study was to assess the levels of perceived barriers to and facilitators of research utilization in practice among Chinese nurses and inter-relationships between these barriers and facilitators and their socio-demographic characteristics. A cross-sectional, descriptive survey was conducted in 2011 with 743 registered nurses randomly selected from four general hospitals in China. They completed the Barriers to Research Utilization and Facilitators of Research Utilization scales. Correlation tests were used to test the relationships between the nurses' perceived barriers and facilitators, their demographic characteristics and research training and involvement. The Chinese nurses' level of perceived barriers was moderate on average and lower than that in previous research. Among the 10 top-ranked items, six were from the subscale 'Organizational Characteristics'. Their perceived barriers were correlated positively with age and post-registration experience and negatively with research training undertaken. Junior diplomatic nurses reported a significantly higher degree of barriers than those senior ones with postgraduate education. Higher and more diverse barriers to research utilization in practice are perceived by Chinese nurses than those in Western countries and they are associated with a few socio-demographic factors. Future research on these barriers/facilitators and their relationships with occupational and socio-cultural factors in Chinese and other Asian nurses is recommended.
KW - Chinese
KW - Cross-sectional survey
KW - Perceived barriers
KW - Perceived facilitators
KW - Registered nurses
KW - Research utilization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84884182782&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2174/1874434601307010096
DO - 10.2174/1874434601307010096
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84884182782
SN - 1874-4346
VL - 7
SP - 96
EP - 106
JO - Open Nursing Journal
JF - Open Nursing Journal
IS - 1
ER -