Raschke Nicole, Bradbury Joanne, Yoxall Jacqui
Mid North Coast Local Health District, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia.
Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia.
Aust Health Rev. 2022 Dec;46(6):746-755. doi: 10.1071/AH22100.
Objective The aims of this study were to explore and compare the perceptions of research capacity and culture (RCC) in metropolitan and non-metropolitan New South Wales (NSW) Local Health Districts (LHDs). Methods The Research Capacity and Culture Tool was delivered online to clinicians and health managers. A 10-point Likert scale of success or skill at organisational, team and individual level of research capacity was used. An independent t -test assessed differences in domain means between non-metropolitan and metropolitan LHDs. Results A total of 1243 participants responded. Responses to the survey indicated the perception of individual's research skills were greater than the perception of RCC at both the team and organisational levels. Participants from metropolitan locations had significantly higher mean scores across all three domains compared with non-metropolitan locations (P Conclusion Results indicated the perception of individual's research skills were greater than the team and organisational levels. Participants from metropolitan locations had significantly higher perceptions of RCC across all three domains compared with non-metropolitan locations. This was the largest study to date in Australia investigating RCC in NSW LHDs, and the first study to explore multiple professions across multiple organisations while comparing metropolitan and non-metropolitan settings. This research may inform targeted strategies for building research capacity in NSW LHDs.
目的 本研究旨在探索和比较新南威尔士州（NSW）大都市和非大都市地区地方卫生区（LHDs）对研究能力与文化（RCC）的认知。方法 研究能力与文化工具通过在线方式提供给临床医生和卫生管理人员。采用10分制李克特量表对组织、团队和个人层面的研究能力的成功或技能进行评估。使用独立样本t检验评估非大都市和大都市LHDs在各领域均值的差异。结果 共有1243名参与者做出回应。调查结果表明，个人研究技能的认知高于团队和组织层面的RCC认知。与非大都市地区的参与者相比，大都市地区的参与者在所有三个领域的平均得分显著更高（P 结论 结果表明个人研究技能的认知高于团队和组织层面。与非大都市地区相比，大都市地区的参与者在所有三个领域对RCC的认知显著更高。这是澳大利亚迄今为止在新南威尔士州LHDs中调查RCC的最大规模研究，也是第一项在比较大都市和非大都市环境的同时探索多个组织中多个专业的研究。本研究可为新南威尔士州LHDs建立研究能力的针对性策略提供参考。
