Table 3.

Factors that motivate and hinder nurses’ participation in CE (N = 2727).

Item	n	%
Motivation factors
Update knowledge	2336	85.7
Improve skills in clinical practice	1989	72.9
Improve quality of comprehension	1920	70.4
Obtain knowledge to achieve professional status	1901	69.7
Raise the level of scholarship	1645	60.3
Improve scientific research abilities	1215	44.6
Improve clinical decision	1211	44.4
Obtain credits to renew the license	1190	43.6
Fulfill requirement for promotion	1171	42.9
Adhere to hospital policy	1133	41.55
Boost self-esteem	514	18.8
Do as the same as peers	191	7.0
Hindrance factors
Time constraints	1874	68.7
Work commitments	1601	58.7
Lack of opportunity	1324	48.6
Cost of courses	1214	44.5
Negative experiences with CE programs	1041	38.2
Out-dated contents	1034	37.9
Lack of organization support	223	27.4
Irrelevant programs	733	26.9
Lack of information about CE	724	26.5
Inexperienced teachers	666	24.4
Lack of family support	665	24.4
Out-dated teaching methods	550	20.2
Without aim	390	14.3