Curro F A, Thompson V P, Grill A, Craig R G, Botello-Harbaum M B, Matthews A G, Collie D
PEARL Network Group, The EMMES Corporation, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Prim Dent J. 2012 Oct;1(1):50-7. doi: 10.1308/205016812803838393.
A survey was conducted to describe the benefits of and challenges to practitioner participation in the Practitioners Engaged in Applied Research and Learning (PEARL) Network, a dental practice-based research network (PBRN). The results were compared with results from medical PBRNs across different tiers of participation (based on practitioner-investigators previous involvement with PEARL research protocols).
A 39-item web-based survey addressed the benefits of PBRN participation on three levels: individual/practitioner, practice (office), and community/professional. Participants were also asked to rate challenges to participation.
A total of 153 of 216 PEARL practitioner-investigators participated, a response rate of 71%. The majority (70%) was male, with a median of 23 years in private practice. 'Means to stay informed of new developments in my profession' was considered a 'very important' benefit for nearly three-quarters of the sample (71%). 'Opportunity to improve clinical procedures' was considered as 'very important' by 73% of respondents. In terms of benefits related to the community and profession, 65% of respondents reported 'means to directly contribute to the evidence base of dental practice' as being 'very important'. 'Disruption in practice routine/clinical practice' was considered the most important challenge to participation.
The benefits of and challenges to participation identified did not differ across tiers of participation and were similar to benefits identified by participants in medical PBRNs. The results of this study will help facilitate the design of future PBRN protocols to encourage greater participation by the profession. Results suggest that practitioners with similar interests could be recruited to collaborative studies between medicine and dentistry.
开展了一项调查，以描述从业者参与“从事应用研究与学习的从业者”（PEARL）网络（一个基于牙科实践的研究网络，即PBRN）的益处和挑战。将结果与不同参与层级的医学PBRN的结果进行比较（基于从业者 - 研究者先前参与PEARL研究方案的情况）。
一项基于网络的39项调查涉及PBRN参与在三个层面的益处：个人/从业者、实践（诊所）和社区/专业层面。还要求参与者对参与的挑战进行评分。
216名PEARL从业者 - 研究者中共有153人参与，回复率为71%。大多数（70%）为男性，私人执业的中位数为23年。近四分之三的样本（71%）认为“了解本专业新进展的途径”是“非常重要”的益处。73%的受访者认为“改进临床程序的机会”“非常重要”。在与社区和专业相关的益处方面，65%的受访者表示“直接为牙科实践证据基础做出贡献的途径”“非常重要”。“实践常规/临床实践受到干扰”被认为是参与的最重要挑战。
所确定的参与益处和挑战在不同参与层级之间没有差异，并且与医学PBRN参与者所确定的益处相似。本研究结果将有助于推动未来PBRN方案的设计，以鼓励该行业更多地参与。结果表明，具有相似兴趣的从业者可被招募参与医学和牙科之间的合作研究。
