Barriers to Research Utilization Perceived by Staff Public Health Nurses

Barriers to using research findings to guide nursing practice have been identified in hospital settings, but little has been reported in a public health setting. The purpose of this survey was to describe barriers to research utilization perceived by staff public health nurses (PHN) in Southwestern Ontario and to examine the relationship of perceived barriers to the availability of on-site library services. A convenience sample of PHNs (n = 172) was stratified according to level of library services and administered the BARRIERS Scale, a self-report questionnaire. The investigators found no relationship between perceived barriers to research utilization and level of library services (F(2,68) = 1.30, p = ∙28). The PHNs ranked several setting, nurse, and presentation barriers as being great or moderate barriers. The implications of this study are directed primarily at public health practice and management and involve the development of strategies to remove or modify the barriers in order to promote research-based practice within public health nursing. The need for further development of the BARRIERS Scale for use in a public health setting is discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

MSN

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Year dc:date.issued

1995

Authors dc:creator

• Stolk, Barbara J
• Mayo, Evelyn

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Hernandez, Cheri
• Beynon, Charlene

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14721/20321

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:uwo.scholaris.ca:20.500.14721/20321