Physiotherapy departments in Australian tertiary hospitals regularly participate in and disseminate research results despite a lack of allocated staff: a prospective cross-sectional survey.
Physiother Theory Pract
; 31(3): 200-6, 2015 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To establish the level of research activity in physiotherapy departments of Australian tertiary hospitals.DESIGN:
Prospective cross-sectional survey.PARTICIPANTS:
Physiotherapy managers from 37 principal referral hospitals and specialist women's and children's hospitals as identified from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011). MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
A purpose-designed predominantly open-response questionnaire investigating site demographics, research activity and research support was developed, piloted and administered.RESULTS:
Thirty-seven surveys were completed (54% response rate). Median [IQR] respondent equivalent full-time staffing was 23.8 (19-39). Respondents represented a median [IQR] 6.5 (3-20) publication output in the past 2 years. Twelve respondents (32%) reported that staff had completed a doctorate in the past 5 years and 49% of respondents reported no staff had completed higher degrees. A total of 71 grants had been received and 73% of respondents indicated they had no allocated staffing for research activity. The most common indicators of research culture were organization-led research dissemination events and research training (i.e. manager attending research events and celebrating research achievements).CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first study to report on research activity in hospital-based Australian physiotherapy departments. Few sites allocate staff to conduct or support research. Despite this, physiotherapy departments regularly publish and present research results. Future studies could investigate how hospital-based physiotherapy departments can optimize research culture and output.Palavras-chave
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ECOS
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Especialidade de Fisioterapia
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Pesquisa Biomédica
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Physiother Theory Pract
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA FISICA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália