Jordanian National Study of Nurses’ Barriers and Predictors for Research Utilization in Clinical Settings

Abstract

Background

The nurses are the healthcare providers and researchers in the health institutions. Investment in the research potential of nurses will ultimately benefit society. The purpose of this study was to survey nurses regarding barriers to participating in research studies.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional descriptive study using electronic surveys sent by email, and social media groups (WhatsApp). A total of 447 nurses agreed to participate in this study. Barriers were measured using the Barriers of Research Utilization (BRU) Scale.

Results

More than half (53.3%) of the participants perceived the barriers to be high, whereas a small fraction (8.9%) perceived them as low. Barriers related to the organization scored the highest (P<0.01) compared to the other domains (nurse, innovation, and communication). The regression analysis model showed that age, working experience, and nationality were associated with barriers to participate in research (P<0.05).

Conclusion

More than half of the nurses in Jordan perceived barriers to participating in research studies to be high. The barriers associated with the organization had more influence. A comprehensive approach should be developed to boost research utilization among nurses by overcoming the barriers identified in the current study.

Keywords:

• barriers
• nurses
• research
• clinical settings
• research utilization

Acknowledgment

Perception of Barrier of Research utilization (BRU): this scale was developed by Funk et al.⁹

Abbreviation

BRU, Research Utilization Scale.

Data Sharing Statement

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate

This research obtained approval from Jordan University of Science and Technology IRB (#20,202,343). A consent form was signed by all the participants.

Author Contributions

All authors contributed to data analysis, drafting or revising the article, have agreed on the journal to which the article will be submitted, gave final approval of the version to be published, and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work. All authors have read and approved the manuscript and ensure that this is the case. Consent to publish: We gave the right to publish.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

Additional information

Funding

This project was carried out as part of “The Research Ethics Education Program in Jordan” and has been supported by NIH grant number (1R25TW010026-01). The funder support data collection and fees for publication.