O'Mara Ann, Bauer-Wu Susan, Berry Donna, Lillington Linda
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 2007 Mar;34(2):E23-7. doi: 10.1188/07.ONF.E23-E27.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To describe oncology nurses' understandings of the function and infrastructure of, current level of participation in, and advantages and disadvantages to conducting research through cancer cooperative groups (CCGs).
Descriptive.
Cross-sectional, Web-based needs assessment.
Doctorally prepared Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) members (n = 962), ONS Clinical Trial Nurses Special Interest Group members (n = 568), and a random sample of master's-prepared ONS members (n = 2,000) for a total of 3,530 ONS members.
A 28-item questionnaire was distributed via e-mail.
Familiarity with different cooperative groups, understanding about their functions and infrastructures, and perceived advantages and disadvantages of and barriers to conducting research through cooperative groups.
Fifty-four percent of respondents reported being very familiar with cooperative groups, and 19% reported having no knowledge about their functions and infrastructures. Attending meetings and enrolling patients were the most frequently cited activities. Limited funding and time, lack of opportunities, perception that CCGs are too political, and lack of receptivity for nursing research were identified as barriers to conducting research within cooperative groups.
ONS members' self-described roles correlated to their participation in CCGs. Of respondents who had the education and qualifications with which to lead clinical trials as principal investigators, few reported successful collaborations with conducting research through CCGs.
Although respondents reported more advantages than disadvantages to conducting research through CCGs, they did not report a high level of involvement, such as taking the lead in conducting research. Respondents expressed interest in learning more about conducting research within cooperative groups.
目的/目标：描述肿瘤护理人员对癌症协作组（CCG）的功能、基础设施、当前参与水平以及通过其开展研究的优缺点的理解。
描述性研究。
基于网络的横断面需求评估。
拥有博士学位的肿瘤护理学会（ONS）成员（n = 962）、ONS临床试验护士特别兴趣小组成员（n = 568）以及随机抽取的拥有硕士学位的ONS成员样本（n = 2000），共计3530名ONS成员。
通过电子邮件分发一份包含28个条目的问卷。
对不同协作组的熟悉程度、对其功能和基础设施的理解、通过协作组开展研究的感知优缺点及障碍。
54%的受访者表示对协作组非常熟悉，19%的受访者表示对其功能和基础设施一无所知。参加会议和招募患者是最常被提及的活动。资金和时间有限、缺乏机会、认为CCG过于政治化以及对护理研究缺乏接受度被确定为在协作组内开展研究的障碍。
ONS成员自我描述的角色与其在CCG中的参与情况相关。在具备作为主要研究者领导临床试验的教育背景和资质的受访者中，很少有人报告通过CCG成功开展研究合作。
尽管受访者报告通过CCG开展研究的优点多于缺点，但他们并未报告高度参与，例如带头开展研究。受访者表示有兴趣更多地了解在协作组内开展研究的情况。
