Irfan Furqan B, Consunji Rafael I G D J, Janahi Ibrahim A, Alinier Guillaume
Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Institute of Global Health, Michigan State University, West Fee Hall, 909 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States E-mail:
Hamad Injury Prevention Program, Hamad Trauma Center at Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Qatar Med J. 2022 Aug 5;2022(3):36. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2022.36. eCollection 2022.
Healthcare research contributes to the well-being of a population; hence, it is important to use the right system to ensure that junior researchers develop the required skills. Current research-strengthening and capacity development programs might lack a research process-based common framework or model leading to variable and suboptimal outcomes. This study aimed to describe the development and evaluation of a model for health research-capacity development at both individual and institutional levels in a Joint Commission International-accredited governmental healthcare organization in Qatar.
This retrospective observational study evaluated a research support system employed in Qatar for 1 year and constituted of16 stations, each covering a different topic and supported by an experienced faculty member. We recorded how many faculty members were involved and how many people accessed which stations. We developed an outcomes logistic model and obtained feedback about their experience of using the research support system through a short survey.
Twenty-one faculty members supported a total of 77 participants, representing various professions and specialties. The majority of the participants received support on multiple stations, and the most solicited were study design and methodology (n = 45, 58.4%) and research idea (n = 29, 37.7%). The most common type of research that participants required support for was clinical research (n = 65, 84.4%). Moreover, 58.4% of the participants answered the survey, and their responses attested to their perceived benefit of making use of the research support system.
The research support system presented was positively evaluated by participants and promoted networking. Such aspects are favorable to the development of a research culture within an organization and would be a good addition for implementation in universities running healthcare programs and hospitals with residency programs and a large and varied healthcare workforce. This would contribute to the development of health-related research capacity and quality of research outputs in these institutions.
医疗保健研究有助于民众的福祉；因此，使用正确的系统以确保初级研究人员培养所需技能非常重要。当前的研究强化和能力发展计划可能缺乏基于研究过程的通用框架或模型，导致结果参差不齐且不尽人意。本研究旨在描述卡塔尔一家获得国际联合委员会认证的政府医疗保健组织在个人和机构层面开展健康研究能力发展模型的开发与评估情况。
这项回顾性观察研究对卡塔尔使用一年的研究支持系统进行了评估，该系统由16个站点组成，每个站点涵盖不同主题，并由一名经验丰富的教员提供支持。我们记录了参与的教员数量以及有多少人访问了哪些站点。我们开发了一个结果逻辑模型，并通过简短调查获得了关于他们使用研究支持系统体验的反馈。
21名教员共支持了77名参与者，这些参与者代表了不同的职业和专业。大多数参与者在多个站点获得了支持，需求最多的是研究设计和方法（n = 45，58.4%）以及研究思路（n = 29，37.7%）。参与者需要支持的最常见研究类型是临床研究（n = 65，84.4%）。此外，58.4%的参与者回答了调查，他们的回答证明了他们认为使用研究支持系统是有益的。
所介绍的研究支持系统得到了参与者的积极评价，并促进了人际交流。这些方面有利于在组织内发展研究文化，对于开展医疗保健项目的大学以及设有住院医师培训项目且拥有庞大多样医疗保健人员队伍的医院来说，是一个很好的补充实施内容。这将有助于这些机构发展与健康相关的研究能力并提高研究产出的质量。
