Johnson Frances, Black Agnes T, Koh Jiak Chin
a Clinical Nutrition, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC.
b Professional Practice Office, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC.
Can J Diet Pract Res. 2016 Mar;77(1):43-6. doi: 10.3148/cjdpr-2015-034. Epub 2015 Nov 16.
Barriers to dietitians' participation in research include lack of time, self-perceived competence, confidence, administrative support, and funding. Providence Health Care, a multi-site health care organization in Vancouver, British Columbia implemented the Practice-based Research Challenge (RC), a 1-year research program, to support interdisciplinary teams of nurses and allied health professionals to conduct practice-relevant research projects. Funding, mentoring, and research education were provided to research teams. From 2011 to 2015, 37% of all dietitians in the organization were involved in the RC in 4 cohorts of the 1-year program. An online survey was conducted to understand these dietitians' interest and experience in the RC. The survey results indicated that the major reasons for participating in the program were to increase knowledge, improve patient care, and to work on a project of interest. Respondents thought they gained knowledge, enhanced professional development, and improved patient care. A majority stated they would likely conduct future research. The RC enabled and supported dietitians' participation in research; infrastructure supports for research and enabling a culture of research participation are key contributors to promoting dietitians involvement in research.
营养师参与研究的障碍包括时间不足、自我认知的能力、信心、行政支持和资金。普罗维登斯医疗保健公司是不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华的一家多地点医疗保健机构，实施了基于实践的研究挑战（RC），这是一个为期一年的研究项目，以支持护士和专职医疗专业人员的跨学科团队开展与实践相关的研究项目。为研究团队提供了资金、指导和研究教育。在2011年至2015年期间，该机构所有营养师中有37%在为期一年项目的4个队列中参与了RC。开展了一项在线调查，以了解这些营养师对RC的兴趣和经历。调查结果表明，参与该项目的主要原因是增加知识、改善患者护理以及参与感兴趣的项目。受访者认为他们获得了知识、促进了专业发展并改善了患者护理。大多数人表示他们可能会开展未来的研究。RC促进并支持了营养师参与研究；研究的基础设施支持以及营造研究参与的文化是促进营养师参与研究的关键因素。
