Wenke Rachel, Weir Kelly A, Noble Christy, Mahoney Jill, Mickan Sharon
Allied Health Clinical Governance, Education and Research, Gold Coast Health, QLD, Australia.
School of Allied Health Sciences.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2018 Jun 21;11:269-277. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S157034. eCollection 2018.
The current project evaluated the impact of a short-term, supported funding initiative that allowed staff from allied health (AH) professions to undertake research activity within rostered employment time. Specifically, the project will report on outcomes pertaining to individual research capacity, research output, and overall satisfaction with the initiative.
Sixteen AH clinicians (n=16) from six AH professions participated in the evaluation of the initiative, with data being collected within a service improvement framework. Clinicians received up to 4 weeks of protected time relieved from their clinical duties to undertake research activities, including writing for publication, undertaking a systematic review, data analysis, and preparation of ethics applications. An AH Research Fellow provided additional support and mentorship, including the development of an implementation plan. Evaluation included pre-post measures of individual research capacity using a 15-item self-report Research Capacity and Culture (RCC) survey, a post-implementation satisfaction survey, and monitoring of research output achieved.
Statistically significant improvements (<0.05) were found on 14 out of 15 items on the RCC tool, with meaningful improvements in securing funding, analyzing qualitative data, writing for publication, literature searching skills, and providing advice to less experienced researchers. Overall satisfaction with the initiative was high, with positive comments from AH professionals (AHPs) regarding the initiative. Research output arising from the initiative included eleven manuscripts being submitted, with six currently in publication and others under review.
The preliminary findings support the feasibility of implementing a local, clinical funding model to promote individual research capacity and research output for AHPs. The short-term funding should be supported by local mentorship and guidance. Local barriers and suggestions to optimize implementation, including integrating within existing research infrastructure and using flexible "backfill" options, will also be described.
当前项目评估了一项短期的、有支持的资金倡议的影响，该倡议允许来自联合健康（AH）专业的工作人员在排班工作时间内开展研究活动。具体而言，该项目将报告与个人研究能力、研究产出以及对该倡议的总体满意度相关的结果。
来自六个AH专业的16名AH临床医生（n = 16）参与了该倡议的评估，数据收集于一个服务改进框架内。临床医生可获得长达4周的受保护时间，从临床工作中解脱出来以开展研究活动，包括撰写论文以供发表、进行系统综述、数据分析以及准备伦理申请。一名AH研究员提供了额外的支持和指导，包括制定实施计划。评估包括使用一份包含15项内容的自我报告式研究能力与文化（RCC）调查问卷对个人研究能力进行前后测，一份实施后满意度调查问卷，以及对所取得的研究产出进行监测。
在RCC工具的15项内容中，有14项发现了具有统计学意义的改善（<0.05），在获得资金、分析定性数据、撰写论文以供发表、文献检索技能以及为经验不足的研究人员提供建议方面有显著改善。对该倡议的总体满意度较高，AH专业人员（AHPs）对该倡议给予了积极评价。该倡议产生的研究产出包括提交了11篇手稿，其中6篇目前正在发表，其他的正在评审中。
初步研究结果支持实施一种本地临床资金模式以促进AHPs个人研究能力和研究产出的可行性。短期资金应得到本地的指导和支持。还将描述本地的障碍以及优化实施的建议，包括整合到现有的研究基础设施中以及使用灵活的“替补”方案。
