Factors related to the development of curricular scientific research projects made by the nursing staff

Abstract

Introduction: It is unavoidable to review the status of nursing research, concerning the  conditions and difficulties          that this activity entails for nursing professionals.  

Objective: To identify the factors relate to the development of curricular scientific research projects by the nursing staff from a third level hospital of the  Instituto Mexicano del  Seguro Social (IMSS).    

Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study which included a random simple of  177 nurses. A questionnaire designed   for the study and structured   with 25 questions was administered; it had a Cronbach's alpha of 0.772. Qualitative variables were analyzed with percentages and frequencies and quantitative variables with measures of central tendency and dispersion. The factor analysis was carried out with chi-square test.     

Results: Mean age   was 41±7.91 years. The school level of staff was technical in 46.9% and undergraduate in 46.3%. 15.3% has done research projects; despite the fact that 5.6%  of staff believe  that they almost always dedicate time to do research,      4.5% have financial support in their work area to carry it out and 4% have published. It was significant  the  relationship between those who carry out research with the time they take to develop it (p < 0.05), as well as with the publication of articles (p<0.05).           

Conclusion: The development of curricular scientific research projects by nurses is related to the time they spend on it and the publication of articles.