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Attitudes and Factors Affecting Research Utilization
Author(s) -
Olade Rosaline A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.0029-6473.2003.00005.x
Subject(s) - nursing , isolation (microbiology) , quarter (canadian coin) , descriptive research , nursing research , nurse educator , psychology , position (finance) , nurse education , nursing practice , medicine , medical education , sociology , business , social science , archaeology , finance , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , history
PROBLEM The gap between nursing research findings and their application in practice, particularly in rural areas. METHODS A descriptive‐correlational study design focused on the attitude of nurses ( N = 106) in rural practice settings toward nursing research and the relationship between their attitudes and other factors. FINDINGS Fewer than a quarter of the nurses in this study had favorable attitudes toward research. Attitudes and interest varied with levels of education and position. Also, the isolation of rural nurses from nurse researchers creates a peculiar barrier to research utilization. CONCLUSIONS The influence of nurse educators/researchers and administrators cannot be overemphasized. Nurse leaders need to perceive nursing research as the base for evidence‐based practice, and enhance the utilization of scientific evidence in practice settings.