Assessing research capacity in Victoria's south‐west health service providers

Gill, Stephen D.; Gwini, Stella May; Otmar, Renée; Lane, Stephen; Quirk, Frances; Fuscaldo, Giuliana

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“…15,16 The pattern and spread of results between the highestand lowest-rated items found in this study is also broadly reflected in the results of these other studies. 14,15 This includes the general trend of Evidence Based Practicerelated items scoring more positively than pure researchrelated items, and items relating to funding, career pathways and incentives for research activity consistently scoring the lowest. 22 This reflects progress towards the commonly cited goal that all clinicians should understand/use research, while fewer will participate in or lead it.…”

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“…23 Lack of time and other work roles taking priority as the most common barriers to undertaking research are also consistent across the literature for clinicians within health services. [12][13][14][15] A 2017 study using the RCC with Allied Health professionals in the same health service returned scores consistently 1-3 points higher for the organisation level, with an overall median of 7. 19 Reasons for this are unclear, as it is unlikely the organisation's research culture has changed so significantly in that time.…”

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“…Limitations to the study were the low (10.1%) response rate for the survey and the fact that the sample was not random. Other studies using the RCC have achieved both lower 14,15 and higher 12,13,16 response rates. Selection bias may also affect results, as it is likely that those interested in research were more likely to respond to the survey.…”

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“…In Australia, the Research Capacity and Culture (RCC) survey has frequently been used to understand the current level of research culture and engagement of a profession, most commonly in Allied Health, [11][12][13] but also in medical professions. [14][15][16] Studies using this tool have found differences in research culture between teams, and findings have been used to inform tailored development of research capacity building strategies. 11,13 One study in Allied Health also found that there was no association between a team's RCC score and their research activity; however, publication and project outputs were low (0-4 publications and 0-8 new projects per team), which limited interpretation.…”

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Relationship Between Research Culture and Research Activity of Medical Doctors: A Survey and Audit

Brandenburg¹,

Noble²,

Wenke³

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Purpose To describe the research capacity and culture, and research activity (publications and new projects) of medical doctors across a health service and determine if the research activity of specialty groups correlated with their self-reported “team” level research capacity and culture. Methods Cross-sectional, observational survey and audit of medical doctors at a tertiary health service in Queensland. The Research Capacity and Culture (RCC) validated survey was used to measure self-reported research capacity/culture at organisation, team and individual levels, and presence of barriers and facilitators to research. An audit of publications and ethically approved research projects was used to determine research activity. Results Approximately, 10% of medical doctors completed the survey (n= 124). Overall, median scores on the RCC were 5 out of 10 for organisational level, 5.5 for specialty level, and 6 for individual level capacity and culture; however, specialty-level scores varied significantly between specialty groups (range 3.1–7.8). Over 80% of participants reported lack of time and other work roles taking priority as barriers to research. One project was commenced per year for every 12.5 doctors employed in the health service, and one article was published for every 7.5. There was a positive association between a team’s number of publications and projects and their self-reported research capacity and culture on the RCC. This association was stronger for publications. Conclusion Health service research capacity building interventions may need a tailored approach for different specialty teams to accommodate for varying baselines of capacity and activity. When evaluating these initiatives, a combination of research activity and subjective self-report measures may be complementary.

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Relationship Between Research Culture and Research Activity of Medical Doctors: A Survey and Audit

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Noble²,

Wenke³

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“…26 A lack of time and resources for research was consistently reported across the cohort in our study similar to other studies of multidisciplinary healthcare groups using this tool. 27 To improve individual research success/skills, consideration for research internships aimed at providing staff with experience and opportunities to engage in research and/or quality improvement projects to learn and develop their research skills is recommended. Successful nursing and allied health research internship programs have been implemented with positive benefits reported from the perspective of graduates and organizations in relation to increased RCC and workforce retention.…”

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Evaluation of Research Capacity and Culture of Health Professionals Working with Women, Children and Families at an Australian Public Hospital: A Cross Sectional Observational Study

Frakking¹,

Craswell²,

Clayton³

et al. 2021

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Background: There is limited evidence for use of the Research Capacity and Culture tool across multidisciplinary health professionals. We explored using the Research Capacity and Culture tool among multidisciplinary health professionals at an Australian secondary hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study where online and paper-based surveys of the Research Capacity and Culture tool were disseminated between November 2020 and January 2021. Descriptive analyses of demographic variables and Likert scale items were summarized using median and inter-quartile ranges. Differences between organization, team and individual domains were checked using a Friedman test. Post-hoc Wilcoxon signed rank tests determined specific differences between domains. Results: Seventy-six multidisciplinary health professionals (female, 89.3%) reported overall perceptions of research success/skills highest in the organization (median 6), followed by the team (median 5) and individual domains (median 3.5). Only 21.3% agreed that research activities were a part of their role description. Mean scores across professions were highest for Medicine (5.47), Midwifery (4.52), Nursing (4.47) and Allied Health (3.56), respectively, for the team domain. Individual domain scores across all professions were below 50%. Commonly reported barriers to research were "lack of time for research," "other work roles taking priority" and "a lack of skill." "Developing skills" was the most common personal motivator. Conclusion: Multidisciplinary health professionals reported the highest overall perception of research success/skills in the organization domain. Medical health professionals perceived research success/skills highest compared to nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals.

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Perceptions of research capacity in public health organisations: comparison of NSW metropolitan and non-metropolitan Local Health Districts

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Objective The aims of this study were to explore and compare the perceptions of research capacity and culture (RCC) in metropolitan and non-metropolitan New South Wales (NSW) Local Health Districts (LHDs). Methods The Research Capacity and Culture Tool was delivered online to clinicians and health managers. A 10-point Likert scale of success or skill at organisational, team and individual level of research capacity was used. An independent t-test assessed differences in domain means between non-metropolitan and metropolitan LHDs. Results A total of 1243 participants responded. Responses to the survey indicated the perception of individual’s research skills were greater than the perception of RCC at both the team and organisational levels. Participants from metropolitan locations had significantly higher mean scores across all three domains compared with non-metropolitan locations (P < 0.001). Conclusion Results indicated the perception of individual’s research skills were greater than the team and organisational levels. Participants from metropolitan locations had significantly higher perceptions of RCC across all three domains compared with non-metropolitan locations. This was the largest study to date in Australia investigating RCC in NSW LHDs, and the first study to explore multiple professions across multiple organisations while comparing metropolitan and non-metropolitan settings. This research may inform targeted strategies for building research capacity in NSW LHDs.

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Assessing research capacity in Victoria's south‐west health service providers

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Cited by 20 publications

References 19 publications

Relationship Between Research Culture and Research Activity of Medical Doctors: A Survey and Audit

Relationship Between Research Culture and Research Activity of Medical Doctors: A Survey and Audit

Evaluation of Research Capacity and Culture of Health Professionals Working with Women, Children and Families at an Australian Public Hospital: A Cross Sectional Observational Study

Perceptions of research capacity in public health organisations: comparison of NSW metropolitan and non-metropolitan Local Health Districts

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