Table 1 TUMS researchers' 'reasons of choosing the research topic' during 2004, based on the type of research
From: Research collaboration in Tehran University of Medical Sciences: two decades after integration
| Â | Basic | Clinical | Health | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reason of choosing the research topic | Number n = 46 | Percent 22.1 | Number n = 101 | Percent 48.6 | Number n = 61 | Percent 29.3 | P-value |
I was personally interested in this topic | 16 | 34.8 | 50 | 49.5 | 34 | 55.7 | 0.09 |
Reviewing other researches tempted me to take on this subject and repeat the research project | 11 | 23.9 | 34 | 33.7 | 15 | 24.6 | 0.31 |
I carried out this research in response to questions brought about in other research projects | 15 | 32.6 | 41 | 40.6 | 11 | 18.0 | 0.01 |
This project is part of a series of research projects that have been carried out to answer a specific question | 22 | 47.8 | 40 | 39.6 | 25 | 41.0 | 0.64 |
This project is needed by one of the public executive organizations and has been carried out upon their demand | 1 | 2.2 | 6 | 5.9 | 21 | 34.4 | 0.001 |
This project is needed by non-governmental organizations or centers (like pharmaceutical and medical instrument companies) and has been carried out upon their demand | 1 | 2.2 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.86 |
I chose this title through inspecting the needs of managers and policy-makers | 1 | 2.2 | 10 | 9.9 | 21 | 34.4 | 0.001 |
I chose this title through inspecting the needs of practitioners in decision-making | 13 | 28.3 | 70 | 69.3 | 6 | 9.8 | 0.001 |