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Research Utilisation (research + utilisation)

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Research utilisation among Swedish dental hygienists

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DENTAL HYGIENE, Issue 1 2004
K Öhrn
Dental hygienists have to practise evidence-based decision making in the future, which means that actively seeking and utilising research findings will become more important. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore barriers to and facilitators of research utilisation in clinical practice among Swedish dental hygienists. Methods: The study was a descriptive, comparative cross-sectional survey including a random sample of 491 dental hygienists in Sweden. The response rate was 62%. A validated questionnaire covering different aspects of participation in research, support for and availability of research, and research utilisation was employed. Results: The most common research-related activities were: reading research projects in professional journals, 83%; participating in clinical audit, 67%; and sharing research findings with their own professional colleagues, 65%. The most commonly reported available research-related resources were computer services to access the internet, which was true for 84%. A total of 31% reported exploring how research findings can be used in clinical settings as the best help to make research more useful. The most reported item that discouraged dental hygienists the most from using research in clinical practice was time limitation (42%). Dental hygienists with continuing education university courses reported a higher activity in seeking new research and more support and available research-related activities than those without a university course. Dental hygienists with a 2-year education reported a more positive attitude towards research and rated their own research utilisation in clinical practice higher than those with a 1-year education. Dental hygienists educated at universities without a dental school reported a more positive attitude towards research and rated their own research utilisation in clinical practice higher than those who were educated in connection with a dental school. Dental hygienists working in public dental care reported higher activity in seeking new research and rated their own research utilisation in clinical practice higher than those working in private dental offices. Conclusions: There is a need for continuing education in evidence-based dental hygiene. The length of the education is important, and a more comprehensive education support research utilisation. [source]

Benefiting from Commissioned Research: The Role of Researcher , Client Cooperation

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, Issue 2 2002
Geir Grundvåg Ottesen
This paper discusses why commissioned research is often neglected and misunderstood, as well as how its use can be enhanced. We argue that the lack of use of such research can be attributed to differences in researchers' and practitioners' knowledge and expectations regarding research problems, solutions, interpretations, and applications. Two hypotheses are proposed, which link the use of research to cooperation between researchers and users during the production of the research, and to assistance in interpreting and applying the research results. The hypotheses were tested on a sample of 65 buyers of 86 research projects in the seafood industry. The reported findings reveal that collaboration fosters research utilisation, but also that close cooperation between the providers and the users of research may substitute assistance in enhancing research utilisation. [source]

Research utilisation among Swedish dental hygienists

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DENTAL HYGIENE, Issue 1 2004
K Öhrn
Dental hygienists have to practise evidence-based decision making in the future, which means that actively seeking and utilising research findings will become more important. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore barriers to and facilitators of research utilisation in clinical practice among Swedish dental hygienists. Methods: The study was a descriptive, comparative cross-sectional survey including a random sample of 491 dental hygienists in Sweden. The response rate was 62%. A validated questionnaire covering different aspects of participation in research, support for and availability of research, and research utilisation was employed. Results: The most common research-related activities were: reading research projects in professional journals, 83%; participating in clinical audit, 67%; and sharing research findings with their own professional colleagues, 65%. The most commonly reported available research-related resources were computer services to access the internet, which was true for 84%. A total of 31% reported exploring how research findings can be used in clinical settings as the best help to make research more useful. The most reported item that discouraged dental hygienists the most from using research in clinical practice was time limitation (42%). Dental hygienists with continuing education university courses reported a higher activity in seeking new research and more support and available research-related activities than those without a university course. Dental hygienists with a 2-year education reported a more positive attitude towards research and rated their own research utilisation in clinical practice higher than those with a 1-year education. Dental hygienists educated at universities without a dental school reported a more positive attitude towards research and rated their own research utilisation in clinical practice higher than those who were educated in connection with a dental school. Dental hygienists working in public dental care reported higher activity in seeking new research and rated their own research utilisation in clinical practice higher than those working in private dental offices. Conclusions: There is a need for continuing education in evidence-based dental hygiene. The length of the education is important, and a more comprehensive education support research utilisation. [source]

Barriers to, and facilitators of, research utilisation: a survey of Hong Kong registered nurses

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE BASED HEALTHCARE, Issue 2 2006
David R Thompson RN BSc MA PhD MBA FRCN FESC
Abstract Aim, Despite increasing efforts to promote the utilisation of research in daily nursing practice it is apparent that there are a number of obstacles to address. This paper reports a study to examine the barriers to, and facilitators of, research utilisation among registered nurses in Hong Kong. Methods, A survey design and a random sampling method was used. The final sample consisted of 1487 registered nurses working in private and public health-care sectors in Hong Kong. A bilingual version of the Research Utilisation Questionnaire, comprising a 31-item barriers scale, and an 8-item facilitators scale was used. The instrument was mailed to participants who were asked to return the completed questionnaire by mail. Results, The highest ranking barriers to research utilisation reported by respondents were related mainly to organisational factors with regards to inadequate facilities, no authority to change procedures, and time constraints. Hong Kong nurses, however, did not appear to see any problem with regards to items related to characteristics of research, such as conclusions drawn from research being justified, research articles not being published fast enough, and literature reporting conflicting results. This indicates that nurses are aware of research developments in nursing and can critically analyse research reports. With regards to facilitators of research utilisation, respondents agreed that managerial and peer support are the greatest facilitators. Conclusions, The results indicate that factors influencing research utilisation are multidimensional and should be taken into account by all involved in the research enterprise: researchers, practitioners, educators, managers and policy-makers. The results of this study provide directions on how to assist nurses in Hong Kong in their efforts to utilise research. [source]