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Table 3 Association between the communication channels and the creation of R&D intentions among healthcare staff

From: Promoting the creation of R&D intentions in primary healthcare measured by a validated instrument

 

Seminar/conference

Committed staff/manager

Bulletin/report

Internet

Intranet

n1/N1 (%)

P

n1/N1 (%)

P

n1/N1 (%)

P

n1/N1 (%)

P

n1/N1 (%)

P

Measurement I:

 R&D interest

154/240(64)

< 0.001

191/227(84)

< 0.001

267/296(90)

< 0.001

13/159(8)

NS

116/218(53)

NS

 New way of thinking

109/140(78)

< 0.001

129/197(65)

< 0.001

143/228 (63)

NS

4/11 (36)

NS

60/98 (61)

NS

 Willingness to change

48/65 (74)

< 0.001

64/72 (89)

< 0.023

66/74 (89)

NS

3/46 (7)

NS

28/59 (48)

NS

 

n2/N2 (%)

P

n2/N2 (%)

P

n2/N2 (%)

P

n2/N2 (%)

P

n2/N2 (%)

P

Measurement II:

 R&D interest

161/229 (70)

< 0.001

210/248 (85)

< 0.001

241/279 (86)

< 0.001

29/160 (18)

NS

132/215 (61)

0.001

 New way of thinking

111/144 (76)

< 0.001

129/143 (69)

< 0.001

150/166 (90)

0.002

15/91 (17)

NS

77/125 (62)

NS

 Willingness to change

50/69 (73)

< 0.021

66/73 (90)

0.008

67/75 (89)

0.049

8/54 (15)

NS

39/68 (57)

NS

  1. N1: Participated in the intervention and replied to the questionnaire
  2. N2: Participated in the intervention, remained in the organisation and replied to the questionnaire
  3. n1: Staff who changed the attitudes in the measurement I
  4. n2: Staff who changed/retained the attitudes in the measurement II
  5. χ2 and Fisher’s exact tests were used
  6. NS not statistically significant