Table 1.
Barriers to research participation, by research engagement
| All health centers (N = 363–365)† % | Health centers with research experience (N = 211‒214)† % | Health centers with no prior research experience (N = 150–153)† % | Statistical significance p‐value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Dedicated staff time to conduct or participate in research | 86.57 | 83.64 | 90.73 | 0.0508 | |
| (b) Concern about loss of productivity or income during research activities | 80.33 | 73.83 | 89.47 | 0.0002 | * |
| (c) Funding opportunities for which our health center is eligible | 71.70 | 73.24 | 69.54 | 0.4411 | |
| (d) Training in applying for and conducting research (e.g., developing protocols) | 72.25 | 62.91 | 85.43 | 0.0001 | * |
| (e) Methods to publish/disseminate findings | 63.53 | 55.45 | 74.83 | 0.0001 | * |
| (f) Data analysis | 60.00 | 53.52 | 69.08 | 0.0027 | * |
| (g) Ability to recruit and retain research subjects | 55.80 | 40.57 | 74.83 | 0.0001 | * |
| (h) Data collection infrastructure (including information technology) | 55.89 | 50.23 | 63.82 | 0.0099 | * |
| (i) An understanding about what is involved to conduct research | 53.15 | 43.92 | 66.23 | 0.0001 | * |
| (j) Policies or procedures specifying how to prioritize research projects and/or select partners | 52.47 | 40.38 | 69.54 | 0.0001 | * |
| (k) Incentives for partnerships between academic and community organizations (e.g., financial and nonfinancial resources) | 51.24 | 51.17 | 51.33 | 0.9762 | |
| (l) Support or interest from clinical staff | 49.73 | 45.07 | 56.21 | 0.0356 | * |
| (m) Access to research collaborators/partners | 49.04 | 36.45 | 66.89 | 0.0001 | * |
| (n) Institutional Review Board (IRB) or ethical review expertise | 47.80 | 33.33 | 68.21 | 0.0001 | * |
| (o) Writing/editorial expertise | 48.63 | 43.19 | 56.29 | 0.0137 | * |
| (p) Technology needs (e.g., information technology/electronic records, audio/video conferencing, computer hardware/software) | 45.32 | 41.51 | 50.66 | 0.0840 | |
| (q) Alignment of research‐related activities with health center's mission | 41.40 | 43.46 | 38.56 | 0.3492 | |
| (r) Support or interest from nonclinical staff | 41.60 | 39.91 | 44.08 | 0.4267 | |
| (s) Support or interest from governing board | 22.90 | 13.08 | 36.84 | 0.0001 | * |
| (t) Prior research experiences that staff perceived as negative | 18.68 | 19.25 | 17.88 | 0.7423 | |
| (u) Other | 10.37 | 8.75 | 12.72 | 0.4600 |
*Statistically significant at α = 0.05. This indicates that the difference between health centers that have conducted or participated in research and those that have not is statistically different. Where * does not appear, results can be interpreted to be comparable or not statistically different.
†Differences in total number of respondents vary by whether respondents answered the full set of survey questions.