. Reza Safdari; . Hamideh Ehtesham; . Mehri Robiaty; . Narges Ziaee
Volume 8, Issue 2 , February 2018, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The first step toward organizing research activities is to obtain a correct perceptionof available capabilities. This study was conducted to investigate the researchers’ ...
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BACKGROUND: The first step toward organizing research activities is to obtain a correct perceptionof available capabilities. This study was conducted to investigate the researchers’ views about barriersaffecting research activities.METHODS: This descriptive, cross‑sectional study was conducted using the census method. Thepopulation consisted of the faculty members of Birjand University of Medical Sciences in 2014. Theresearch tool was a questionnaire in six areas of financial, facility, professional, scientific, personal,and organizational– managerial barriers. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics andFriedman test.RESULTS: Faculty members confirmed that although all barriers affected research activities,organizational–managerial barriers (3.73 ± 0.63) had the greatest and scientific barriers (3.15 ± 0.93)had the lowest effect, respectively. The results of Friedman test showed that there is a significantdifference between the mean values of factors related to various barriers affecting research activitiesfrom the viewpoint of the participants’ answers.CONCLUSIONS: Research activities are affected by numerous barriers. Strategies, such asempowering researchers, employing new technologies in the creation of research teams, andbenefiting from research experts in various stages of research, may have a positive effect on theremoval of the barriers.