Table 4 Associations between research factors and covariates of interest
From: Towards translational research participation for nurses and midwives: a mixed method study
Survey item (Binary outcome) | Covariate | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p-value | |
Previous Involvement in Research | ||||
Employment Classification (RN/RM compared to CNC/ CMC) | 7.6 (3.3, 19.1) | < 0.001 | ||
Speciality (Midwifery compared to Mental Health) | 6.7 (1.9, 23.6) | < 0.01 | ||
Position location (Metropolitan compared to Rural) | 0.4 (0.2, 0.8) | < 0.01 | ||
Factor (Continuous outcome) | Covariate | Mean score (95% CI) | p-value | |
Perceived Translation of Research into Practice | ||||
Medical specialty compared to Midwifery | 24.3 (23.3, 25.2) | 0.02 | ||
Critical care compared to Midwifery | 24.6 (23.4, 25.9) | 0.02 | ||
Palliative care compared to Midwifery | 24.6 (22.5, 26.7) | > 0.05 | ||
Perceived Value of Research | 0.18 (0.03, 0.33) | < 0.02 | ||
Perceived Organizational Support | 0.47 (0.31, 0.62) | < 0.01 | ||
Perceived Organizational Culture & Capability | 0.01 (0.00, 0.02) | < 0.01 | ||
Perceived Individual Research Capacity | ||||
Highest qualification | PhD, Prof Doc, Research Masters | 85.8 (74.9, 96.7) | < 0.01 | |
Masters Course Work | 72.7 (67.4, 78.0) | < 0.01 | ||
Certificate | 56.3 (49.4, 63.2) | 0.03 | ||
No research ≤5 yrs | 2.53 (1.11, 3.94) | < 0.01 | ||
Perceived Organisational Culture and Capability | ||||
Metropolitan vs Rural/remote | 0.55 vs 0.45 | 0.02 | ||
Perceived Translation of Research | 1.35 (0.3, 2.40) | 0.01 | ||
Perceived Organisational Support | 7.95 (6.06, 9.84) | < 0.01 | ||
Perceived Organizational Support | ||||
Least square Mean score (95% CI) | p-value | |||
Employment classification | CNC/CMC | 9.5 (8.8, 10.2) | < 0.01 | |
Nurse/Midwife Unit Manager | 9.3 (8.3, 10.3) | 0.05 | ||
Regression coefficient (95% CI) | p-value | |||
Perceived Research Relevance | 0.16 (0.09, 0.23) | < 0.01 | ||
Perceived Translation of Research | 0.11 (0.07, 0.16) | < 0.01 | ||
Perceived Organizational. Culture & Capability | 0.01 (0.01, 0.02) | < 0.01 | ||