ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2012
Motivators, enablers, and barriers to building allied health research capacity.
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81 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Barriers and Enablers of Primary Healthcare Professionals in Health Research Engagement: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Research capacity building frameworks for allied health professionals - a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2018Pooled it
- The role and impact of research positions within health care settings in allied health: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2016Pooled it
- Tools and instruments for needs assessment, monitoring and evaluation of health research capacity development activities at the individual and organizational level: a systematic review.Health research policy and systems · 2015Pooled it
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- Early career research capacity-building for the health and social care workforce: process evaluation of internships and fellowships provided through a research-practice partnership.Health research policy and systems · 2026Article
- Exploring allied health research capacity in Nigeria: a qualitative study of enablers and barriers.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the research capacity and culture within the allied health workforce in Northern New South Wales Local Health District: a cross-sectional observational study.BMC health services research · 2025Observational
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- Operationalising routinely collected patient data in research to further the pursuit of social justice and health equity: a team-based scoping review.BMC medical research methodology · 2025Article
- Protocol for a scoping review investigating success in research capacity building for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.PloS one · 2025Article
- Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impact of Allied Health - Translating Research into Practice (AH-TRIP) Program on the Knowledge Translation Capacity of the Allied Health Workforce.International journal of health policy and management · 2025Article
- Approaches and tools to measure individual-level research experience, activities, and outcomes: A narrative review.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2025Review
- The development, validity, and reliability of the Researcher Investment Tool.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2025Article
- Increasing research capacity in adult social care: a research capacity-building partnership in Kent and its theory of change.NIHR open research · 2025Article
- Exploring healthcare workers' perceptions of child health research at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Malawi: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.Human resources for health · 2024Article
- Research-related knowledge, understanding and practice in public mental health: the voices of social workers and occupational therapists.Health research policy and systems · 2024Article
- Evaluating the perceived impact and legacy of master's degree level research in the allied health professions: a UK-wide cross-sectional survey.BMC medical education · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeA sound, scientific base of high quality research is needed to inform service planning and decision making and enable improved policy and practice. However, some areas of health practice, particularly many of the allied health areas, are generally considered to have a low evidence base. In order to successfully build research capacity in allied health, a clearer understanding is required of what assists and encourages research as well as the barriers and challenges. PARTICIPANTS AND
methodsThis study used written surveys to collect data relating to motivators, enablers, and barriers to research capacity building. Respondents were asked to answer questions relating to them as individuals and other questions relating to their team. Allied health professionals were recruited from multidisciplinary primary health care teams in Queensland Health. Eighty-five participants from ten healthcare teams completed a written version of the research capacity and culture survey.
resultsThe results of this study indicate that individual allied health professionals are more likely to report being motivated to do research by intrinsic factors such as a strong interest in research. Barriers they identified to research are more likely to be extrinsic factors such as workload and lack of time. Allied health professionals identified some additional factors that impact on their research capacity than those reported in the literature, such as a desire to keep at the "cutting edge" and a lack of exposure to research. Some of the factors influencing individuals to do research were different to those influencing teams. These results are discussed with reference to organizational behavior and theories of motivation.
conclusionSupporting already motivated allied health professional individuals and teams to conduct research by increased skills training, infrastructure, and quarantined time is likely to produce better outcomes for research capacity building investment.
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