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Items | Subscale | Rating item as | Rank order |
moderate or great |
barrier (%) |
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There is insufficient time on the job to implement new ideas | Setting | 381 | 58.8 | 1 |
The nurse is isolated from knowledgeable colleagues with whom to discuss the research | Nurse | 372 | 57.5 | 2 |
The amount of research information is overwhelming | Research | 348 | 53.7 | 3 |
The nurse does not have time to read research | Setting | 345 | 53.2 | 4 |
The research is not relevant to the nurse's practice | Research | 343 | 52.9 | 5 |
The research has methodological inadequacies | Research | 341 | 52.6 | 6 |
The facilities are inadequate for implementation | Setting | 338 | 52.1 | 7 |
The nurse is uncertain whether to believe the results of the research | Research | 301 | 46.4 | 8 |
The nurse does not feel capable of evaluating the research | Nurse | 288 | 44.4 | 9 |
Research reports/articles are not published fast enough | Research | 287 | 44.3 | 10 |
The nurse does not feel she/he has enough authority to change patient care procedures | Setting | 280 | 43.2 | 11 |
Research reports/articles are not readily available | Presentation | 271 | 41.8 | 12 |
The literature reports conflicting results | Research | 271 | 41.8 | 12 |
The relevant literature is not compiled in one place | Presentation | 269 | 41.5 | 14 |
There is not a documented need to change practice | Nurse | 254 | 39.2 | 15 |
The statistical analyses are not understandable | Presentation | 234 | 36.1 | 16 |
Implications for practice are not made clear | Presentation | 224 | 34.5 | 17 |
The conclusions drawn from the research are not justified | Research | 222 | 34.3 | 18 |
The nurse does not see the value of research for practice | Nurse | 217 | 33.5 | 19 |
Physicians will not cooperate with implementation | Setting | 198 | 30.8 | 20 |
The research is not reported clearly and readably | Presentation | 193 | 29.7 | 21 |
The nurses feel the results are not generalisable to their own setting | Setting | 184 | 28.4 | 22 |
Other staffs are not supportive of implementation | Setting | 139 | 21.4 | 23 |
The nurse sees little benefit for himself or herself | Nurse | 130 | 20.1 | 24 |
The research has not been replicated | Presentation | 125 | 19.3 | 25 |
The nurse feels the benefits of changing practice will be minimal | Nurse | 114 | 17.5 | 26 |
Administration will not allow implementation | Setting | 113 | 17.4 | 27 |
The nurse is unaware of the research | Nurse | 110 | 17 | 28 |
The nurse is unwilling to change new ideas | Nurse | 62 | 9.6 | 29 |
The nurse is unwilling to try new ideas | Nurse | 62 | 9.6 | 30 |
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