Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing
Research Article

Barriers to research utilization among nurses at the Public Hospitals in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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Bil. Uzm. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu

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Prof. Dr. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu

Florence Nightingale J Nurs 2011; 19: 29-36
Read: 994 Downloads: 572 Published: 18 December 2019

Aim: The study examines the nurses working at the public hospitals in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) towards the perceived barriers to research utilization (RU).

Method: The sample of this descriptive study was 407 nurses working at TRNC hospitals. A questionniare including demographic and work charachteristic of nurses and “Research Utilizaiton Barriers Scale” have been used for data collection. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.

Results: The item that the participants perceived as the most often barrier to RU is “there is no central unit including a body of knowledge about the field of nursing” (78.1 %); the second most often barrier is the fact that “studies are published in a foreign language” (74.5 %). Six, two and one of the top ten barrier items are in the subscale of setting, nurse and presentation, respectively.

Conclusion: The results of the study reveal that (1) institutional factors are primary barriers to nurses’ RU; (2) administrators should create a research culture by making necessary institutional arrangements, provide nurses with support and educational opportunities and develop strategies for RU.

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