The Barriers of Research from the View Point of Nurses and Midwives working at Shiraz Teaching Hospitals, in 2009

In nursing and midwifery as well as other jobs, research is a primary requisite for professional development. But, only a limited number of nurses and midwives do research. This study has been conducted to determine the barriers of research in nurses and midwives working at Shiraz teaching hospitals. This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2009 and 350 nurses and midwives in Shiraz teaching hospitals were selected through stratified, random sampling. Data was collected by a questionnaire about research barriers. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS16 software and statistical tests such chi-square and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient. Among the personal barriers, “lack of time and being too busy” and “not being fluent in English” gained the highest and the lowest scores respectively. Among the Institutional barriers “not being motivated by the employer” and “ethical constraints in conducting research” gained the highest and lowest scores respectively. The only demographic variable significantly related to conducting research was job history (P=0.04). According to the results, in order to remove the barriers of research in nurses and midwives, they should become less busy, more facilities should be available and cumbersome administrative regulations should be alleviated.