What shapes research and research capacity building in rural health services? Context matters.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the contextual factors influencing research and research capacity building in rural health settings.

Design

Qualitative study using semi-structured telephone interviews to collect data regarding health professionals' research education and capacity building. Analysis involved inductive coding using Braun and Clark's thematic analysis; and deductive mapping to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).

Setting

Victorian rural health services and university campuses.

Participants

Twenty senior rural health managers, academics and/or research coordinators. Participants had at least three years' experience in rural public health, health-related research or health education settings.

Main outcome measures

Contextual

SUBMITTER: Wong Shee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9304287 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature