Open AccessResearch skills of Queensland Health podiatrists: how do they rate and are they improving?
Author(s) -
Lazzarini Peter A,
Geraghty Julia,
Kinnear Ewan M,
Butterworth Mark,
Ward Donna
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-6-s1-p9
Subject(s) - podiatrist , medicine , rehabilitation , medical education , podiatry , physical therapy , family medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , complication
Methods The Research Capacity & Culture (RCC) survey was distributed to all Queensland Health podiatrists in January 2011 (n=58) and January 2012 (n=60). The RCC is a validated tool designed to measure indicators of research skill in health professionals. Participants rate skill levels against each individual, team and organisation statement on a 10-point scale (1=lowest, 10=highest). Chi-squared and Mann Whitney U tests were used to determine any differences between survey samples.