Table 4 Frequencies of agreements (strongly agree/agree) in RUQ among nursing homes and nurses in home-based nursing care with Chi2 analysis and mean and standard deviation
Index M (SD) | Item | Nursing homes n (%) (N = 47) | Home-based nursing n (%) (N = 57) |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Attitudes towards research Nursing homes 4.05 (0.64) Home-based nursing 3.80 (0.66) | A1. I wish to change my practice to make it based on research | 34 (72.3) | 34 (64.2) |
A2. I want to base practice on research | 32 (68.1) | 30 (56.6) | |
A3. Clinical practice should be based on research | 42 (89.4) | 44 (83.0) | |
A4. Participating in research is waste of time | 3 (6.4) | 5 (9.4) | |
A5. Understanding research helps professionally | 42 (89.4) | 41 (77.4) | |
A6. I think research is interesting | 44 (93.6) | 41 (77.4)* | |
A7. Research is stimulating | 43 (91.5) | 42 (79.2) | |
A8. Research is understandable | 40 (85.1) | 38 (71.7) | |
A9. Research is dull, boring project | 6 (12.8) | 11 (20.8) | |
A10. It is not relevant to use research findings in day-to-day practice | 6 (12.8) | 11 (20.8) | |
A11. Basing clinical practice on research is time-saving | 23 (48.9) | 15 (28.3)* | |
A12. Research findings are too complex to use in practice | 16 (34.0) | 23 (43.0) | |
B. Availability and support to implement research findings Nursing homes 3.27 (0.62) Home-based nursing 3.13 (0.60) C. Research use in daily practice Nursing homes 3.22 (.68) Home-based nursing 3.01 (.65) Total RUQ index | B1 The clinical team I work with supports research utilization | 21 (44.7) | 24 (45.3) |
B2 My unit manager supports research utilization | 26 (55.3) | 28 (52.8 | |
B3 The quality of research is not so good that it can be used in practice | 21 (44.7) | 32 (60.4) | |
B4 I have access to research findings where I work | 28 (59.6) | 27 (50.9) | |
B5 I have time to read to read about research while I am on duty | 12 (25.5) | 10 (18.9) | |
B6 Research is performed in my work | 17 (36.2) | 08 (15.1)* | |
B7 Research is performed in the community | 17 (36.2) | 21 (39.6) | |
B8 Education in research is carried out in the community | 25 (53.2) | 21 (39.6) | |
C1 I base my practice on research | 31 (66.0) | 27 (50.9) | |
C2 My clinical practice is based on research | 31 (66.0) | 29 (54.7) | |
C3 I do not use research in day-to-day practice | 17 (36.2) | 25 (47.2) | |
C4 I use research findings in my clinical practice | 30 (63.8) | 27 (50.9) | |
C5 I apply research findings in my clinical practice | 21 (44.7) | 20 (37.7) | |
C6 I help others to apply research in clinical practice | 24 (51.1) | 18 (34.0) | |
C7 I use research to guide my clinical practice | 21 (44.7) | 17 (32.1 | |
C8 I cannot apply research findings in my clinical practice | 8 (17.0) | 20 (37.7)* | |
C9 I seek out research related to my clinical practice | 26 (55.3) 3.51 (.52) | 19 (35.8) 3.31 (.53) |