BARRIERS OF RESEARCH UTILIZATION IN PRACTICE BY NURSES OF URMIAUNIVERSITYOF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Proper use of evidence and research-based finding leads to improve the quality
and reliability of care and it makes the nurses to be responsive to their performance. Awareness of the
barriers in research utilization is a basic tool to achieve finding-based performance.
Materials & Methods: This study aimed to identify barriers to the use of research by nurses in Urmia
University of Medical Sciences in 1392.
Methods: This descriptive- analytical study was done on all nurses of the hospitals of Urmia Medical
Science University (1000nurses) in 2013. The data were collected by using the Funk's barriers scale.
Then, data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 16), descriptive and inferential statistical
methods.
Result: The mean total score on the questionnaire barriers to use research findings in clinical practice
was 56/57 ± 7/05 from 120. Average score for barriers related to the organization of other factors was
the highest, and there were the factors related to the quality of research, the presentation of results and
factors related to nurse practitioners.
Conclusion: The results of the study showed the importance of the organization advocacy in research
utilization. To remove barriers in research utilization, time management, mutual cooperation
especially by physicians, and sufficient facilities should be provided