Research Article
Barriers to Research Utilization among Registered Nurses in Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Survey in China
Table 1
The participants’ demographic characteristic, self-perceived working pressure, and attitude to nursing (
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| | Variable | (%) |
| | Age (years) | Mean (SD): 30.54 (6.99) | | Clinical experience (years) | Median (range): 7 (1~37) | | 10 years | 432 (66.67) | | 10~15 years | 113 (17.44) | | 15 years | 103 (15.89) | | First education degree | | | Diploma | 276 (42.59) | | Associate | 225 (34.72) | | Bachelor | 147 (22.69) | | In-service master degree | 23 (3.55) | | Working department | | | Medical/gerontological | 220 (33.95) | | Surgical/operating theatre | 217 (33.49) | | ICU/critical care | 77 (11.88) | | Obstetric/gynaecologic | 25 (3.86) | | Pediatric | 27 (4.17) | | Others (e.g., A&E and day care centre) | 82 (12.65) | | Nursing administrator | | | Yes | 67 (10.34) | | No | 581 (89.66) | | Self-perceived working pressure | | | No pressure | 1 (0.15) | | A little | 1 (0.15) | | Just so-so | 187 (28.86) | | Moderate | 323 (49.85) | | Strong pressure | 136 (20.99) | | Attitude to nursing | | | Like | 75 (11.57) | | Neither like nor dislike | 389 (60.03) | | Dislike | 184 (28.40) | | Research experience | | | Yes | 379 (58.49) | | No | 269 (41.51) |
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