沙特阿拉伯的胃肠病学家和肝病学家在研究生产力方面的障碍。

Barriers to research productivity among gastroenterologists and hepatologists in Saudi Arabia.

机构信息

Department of Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

出版信息

Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2021 Mar-Apr;27(2):73-78. doi: 10.4103/sjg.SJG_332_20.

DOI:10.4103/sjg.SJG_332_20

PMID:33154205

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8183365/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Clinical research is essential for the advancement of medical knowledge and evidence-based medical practice. In this study, we aimed to identify barriers that limit research productivity among gastroenterologists in Saudi Arabia.

METHODS

We conducted a national online survey targeting gastroenterologists in Saudi Arabia. Participants were asked about the patterns of their practice, their prior research activities, and potential barriers to research productivity. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to examine the association between different factors and research productivity.

RESULTS

A total of 85 gastroenterologists completed the survey. Respondents were predominantly male physicians (90.6%) and 40% of them belonged to the age group of 40-49 years. About 85.9% had at least one prior research participation of any type. Around 67.1% of the respondents had been a primary investigator at least once in the last 5 years, while only 23.5% had been a primary investigator at a minimum average rate of once a year. Multiple barriers to research productivity were identified: insufficient research time (78.8%), lack of funding and compensation (77.6%), lack of a statistician (68.2%), insufficient research training (64.7%), lack of connection (60%), lack of technical support (57.6%), and lack of interest (31%). On univariate analysis, insufficient research time and lack of funding and compensation were significantly associated with no research participation (P <0.01 and 0.03, respectively). On multivariate analysis, lack of funding and compensation was independently associated with no research participation (adjusted OR 15.32;95% C.I 2.66, 121.58, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS

Barriers to research productivity are highly prevalent among gastroenterologists in Saudi Arabia. Insufficient research time and lack of funding and compensation are the most common. Interventions are needed to promote research activities.

摘要

背景

临床研究对于推进医学知识和循证医学实践至关重要。本研究旨在确定限制沙特阿拉伯胃肠病学家研究生产力的障碍。

方法

我们针对沙特阿拉伯的胃肠病学家进行了一项全国性的在线调查。参与者被问及他们的实践模式、之前的研究活动以及研究生产力的潜在障碍。进行了单变量和多变量分析，以研究不同因素与研究生产力之间的关联。

结果

共有 85 名胃肠病学家完成了调查。受访者主要是男性医生（90.6%），其中 40%属于 40-49 岁年龄组。约 85.9%的人至少有过一次任何类型的先前研究参与。在过去 5 年中，约 67.1%的受访者至少担任过一次主要研究者，而只有 23.5%的人担任主要研究者的频率至少为每年一次。确定了多种研究生产力的障碍：研究时间不足（78.8%）、缺乏资金和补偿（77.6%）、缺乏统计学家（68.2%）、研究培训不足（64.7%）、缺乏联系（60%）、缺乏技术支持（57.6%）和缺乏兴趣（31%）。单变量分析显示，研究时间不足和缺乏资金和补偿与没有研究参与显著相关（P<0.01 和 0.03）。多变量分析显示，缺乏资金和补偿与没有研究参与独立相关（调整后的 OR 15.32；95%CI 2.66，121.58，P<0.01）。