Past, Present and Future of Respiratory Research: A Survey of Canadian Health Care Professionals

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dc.contributor.authorNonoyama, Mika Laura
dc.contributor.authorMathur, Sunita
dc.contributor.authorHerbert, Rosemary
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Heather
dc.contributor.authorLobchuk, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorMcEvoy, Michelle
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-06T17:04:42Z
dc.date.available2016-06-06T17:04:42Z
dc.date.issued2015-1-1
dc.date.updated2016-06-05T09:41:40Z
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals (CRHP) is the multidisciplinary health care professional group of the Canadian Lung Association. Although the CRHP has a growing number of highly qualified researchers, the landscape of their research in Canada has not been described.OBJECTIVES: To describe the level of respiratory research engagement; identify barriers and facilitators to research engagement; describe the experience and interest in developing research skills; and identify priority areas of future respiratory research among health care professionals.METHODS: An online survey of CRHP members was used to collect demographic information; barriers and facilitators to conducting research; future directions in respiratory research; and research funding and mentorship. Experience with and interest in ‘upskilling’ research skills were also evaluated.RESULTS: A total of 119 surveys were completed (22% response rate), of which 69 (58%) respondents were engaged in respiratory research. Reasons for not being involved in respiratory research were lack of mentorship, support and funding. The top research areas were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (74%) and asthma (41%). The top facilitators for research engagement were amount of funding (29%) and mentorship (28%). Respondents in research positions rated their experience in research skills as high; those in nonresearch positions as low. However, both groups expressed interest in improving their research skills.CONCLUSIONS: Areas of development, such as research skills, greater funding opportunities and mentorship to increase the research capacity of health care professionals in respiratory health were identified. Health professional researchers have an important role in the national respiratory research strategy to increase interdisciplinary engagement and build collaborative teams.
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dc.identifier.citationMika Laura Nonoyama, Sunita Mathur, Rosemary Herbert, Heather Jenkins, Michelle Lobchuk, and Michelle McEvoy, “Past, Present and Future of Respiratory Research: A Survey of Canadian Health Care Professionals,” Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 275-281, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/968450
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/968450
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31316
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2015 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titlePast, Present and Future of Respiratory Research: A Survey of Canadian Health Care Professionals
dc.typeJournal Article
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