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Adaptation and validation of the Barriers to Research Utilization (BARRIERS scale) questionnaire among Polish nurses
Dorota Ozga1, Sabina Krupa1, Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska2
1Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences of the University of Rzeszow, Poland St. Warzywna 1A, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland.
Aim:
The study was designed to assess a Polish version of the Barriers to Research Utilization (BRU) scale for reliability and validity, in a group of nurses and midwives.
Background:
The implementation of Evidence-Based in practice is a key element of care and the use of research requirements the research awareness of nurses.
Methods:
In 2018, cross-sectional validation was carried out among nurses and midwives qualified for the project.
Results:
The Cronbach alpha internal consistency index and mean correlations between items for each of the five subscales comprised in the BRU Instrument were satisfactory. The regression weights show that the items fit well with the subscales and there are no deviations from it.
Conclusions:
We should the right tools to assess research awareness and be able to identify barriers. Knowing them will allow us to implement preventative measures and allow us to plan our activities.
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