Torres Gian Carlo S, Estrada Marica G, Sumile Earl Francis R, Macindo John Rey B, Maravilla Susan N, Hendrix Cristina C
Assistant Professor and Research Collaborator, College of Nursing, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
Nurs Forum. 2017 Oct;52(4):244-253. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12192. Epub 2016 Dec 13.
Many nursing studies are conducted in the United States, Europe, and Australia, where only a fourth of the world's population resides. There is a need to promote nursing research in Asia to enhance the contextual relevance of their evidence-based nursing interventions. A first step toward this goal is to determine the perceived research capacity among nursing faculty in academic settings in the Philippines.
This study described the perceived research capacity among nursing faculty of the University of Santo Tomas - College of Nursing, Manila, Philippines. The study used a survey that contained four sections: subject demographics; knowledge and skill on research designs and research process; research involvement, services, and incentives; and factors affecting research involvement. Chi-square test of homogeneity and MANOVA analyzed the gathered data.
Findings showed that the faculty perceived themselves as knowledgeable and skillful in conducting research. However, current teaching assignments hindered their capacity to conduct research. University-sponsored incentives and college-based research services had also remained underutilized despite their availability. Overall, heavy teaching load was the greatest hindrance to research endeavors.
Actions must be taken to reconfigure effort allocations with careful consideration of existing university and institutional bylaws.
许多护理研究是在美国、欧洲和澳大利亚进行的，而这些地区仅居住着世界四分之一的人口。有必要在亚洲推动护理研究，以提高循证护理干预措施与实际情况的相关性。实现这一目标的第一步是确定菲律宾学术机构中护理教师的研究能力认知情况。
本研究描述了菲律宾马尼拉圣托马斯大学护理学院护理教师的研究能力认知情况。该研究采用了一项包含四个部分的调查：受试者人口统计学信息；研究设计和研究过程的知识与技能；研究参与情况、服务及激励措施；以及影响研究参与的因素。采用卡方同质性检验和多变量方差分析对收集到的数据进行分析。
研究结果表明，教师们认为自己在开展研究方面知识丰富且技能娴熟。然而，目前的教学任务阻碍了他们开展研究的能力。尽管有大学提供的激励措施和基于学院的研究服务，但这些资源仍未得到充分利用。总体而言，繁重的教学负担是研究工作的最大障碍。
必须采取行动，在充分考虑现有大学和机构章程的情况下重新配置工作分配。
