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112 lines
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abstract: 'Little is known about the research aspirations and experiences of
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practice nurses. The study discussed in the present paper had three main
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aims: (1) to assess the level of research interest among practice nurses
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working in Essex and East London, UK; (2) to identify practice nurses''
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research priorities; and (3) to explore factors which facilitate and
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impede the development of practice nursing research. All practice nurses
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(n = 1054) in the above areas were sent a questionnaire, and a total of
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40\% (n = 426) responded after two follow-up letters. Fifty-five
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respondents who volunteered for further participation were interviewed,
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either individually or in focus groups. About half (n = 207) of the
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survey respondents expressed an interest in undertaking research.
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One-third (n = 145) reported previous participation in research, and
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20\% (n = 85) had initiated their own research. Logistic regression
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showed that practice nurses educated to graduate level, and those
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working in practices with nurse training or participation in external
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research, were most likely to want to undertake research. Working in a
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medical training practice was found to be a negative predictor of
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research interest. Respondents prioritised research into long-term
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health problems with a high prevalence in the local population; for
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example, diabetes. Their reasons for wishing to engage in research
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included improving the service, career development, making work more
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interesting and reducing isolation. The main barriers identified were
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lack of time, lack of support from some general practitioners and poor
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access to higher education resources outside formal courses. The
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development of practice nurse research would provide a distinctive
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perspective on health need and service provision. It would contribute to
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the achievement of the national strategic objective of improving the
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quality of primary care, enhance the status of the profession, utilise
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the enthusiasm of individuals, increase job satisfaction and staff
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retention, and answer real questions.'
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affiliation: 'Davies, J (Corresponding Author), City Univ London, St Bartholomew Sch
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Nursing \& Midwifery, 20 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7QN, England.
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City Univ London, St Bartholomew Sch Nursing \& Midwifery, London EC1A 7QN, England.
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E London \& Essex Network Researchers, London, England.
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Univ London, Queen Marys Sch Med \& Dent, London, England.
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Anglia Polytech Univ, Sch Community Hlth \& Social Studies, Chelmsford, Essex, England.'
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author: Davies, J and Heyman, B and Bryar, R and Graffy, J and Gunnell, C and Lamb,
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B and Morris, L
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author_list:
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- family: Davies
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given: J
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- family: Heyman
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given: B
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- family: Bryar
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given: R
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- family: Graffy
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given: J
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- family: Gunnell
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given: C
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- family: Lamb
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given: B
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- family: Morris
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given: L
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00377.x
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files: []
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issn: 0966-0410
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journal: HEALTH \& SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
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keywords: 'barriers to research; practice nurse; practice nursing; primary care
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research; research capacity; research priorities'
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keywords-plus: RESEARCH PRIORITIES; NURSING RESEARCH
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language: English
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month: SEP
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number: '5'
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number-of-cited-references: '47'
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pages: 370-381
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papis_id: e459795902629110e15416f499a8ca86
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ref: Davies2002researchpotential
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times-cited: '17'
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title: The research potential of practice nurses
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000178120000008
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '0'
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volume: '10'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Social Work
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year: '2002'
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