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Received:2019/06/02                                         Accepted:2019/09/008

 
Research Barriers from the Viewpoints of Staff of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in 2018
Ahmadreza Motealehi(Ph.D.)¹, Mohamadreza Vafaeenasab(Ph.D.)², Hasan Jafari(Ph.D.)³, Masoud Safari(M.Sc.)⁴, Asghar Zare (M.Sc.) ⁵, Elham Roshanian(M.Sc.)⁶
1.General Practitioner, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
2.Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
3. Assistant Professor of Health Policy, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
4. Corresponding Author: MA in Human Resource Management, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Email: msaffari@ssu.ac.ir  Tel:09132579839
5.M.Sc. of  Statistics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
6.M.Sc. of Financial Management, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Research activities are the main sources of new information and knowledge used by  different organizations. Research is an attempt to find the best possible solutions for solving problems in different life aspects. Therefore, the present study aimed to identify the research barriers from the viewpoints of the staff of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd in 2018.
Methods: This quantitative, descriptive,  analytical, and cross-sectional study was carried out among the staff working in Deputy of Management Development and University Resources selected using the census method. A researcher-made questionnaire was administered to collect data, which addressed the individual, organizational, cultural, social, economic, and demographic barriers. The questionnaire's validity was confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach alpha of 87.2. Data were analyzed using SPSS software.
Results: The participants' overall satisfaction of economic, social and cultural, organizational, and individual factors was less than the average (12.8%), more than the average (57%), moderate (21.9%), and moderate (40.7%), respectively.  A significant association was observed between history of research activities and economic factors as well as between organizational status and organizational and individual factors (participants = 0.05).
Conclusion: The university should provide the researchers with spiritual appreciation, seek to eliminate economic barriers for further research, allocate more resources for research, provide an easy access to facilities for conducting research, conduct research methodology training courses within the organization tailored to the existing administrative expertise, and review the processes of presenting projects and payments.
 
Keywords: Research, Barriers, Staff, University of medical sciences
Conflict of interest: The authors declared that there is no Conflict interest.
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