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Table 2 Results of the BARRIERS subscales in relation to background data.

From: Barriers to research utilization and research use among registered nurses working in the care of older people: Does the BARRIERS Scale discriminate between research users and non-research users on perceptions of barriers?

  

Nurse

r- or t- value

P-value

Setting

r- or t- value

P-value

Research

r- or t- value

P- value

Presentation

r- or t- value

P-value

Age1

  

0.233

<0.01

 

0.074

0.39

 

0.113

0.22

 

0.267

<0.01

Nursing program2

University

2.08

  

2.67

  

2.06

  

2.47

  
  

± 0.51

  

± 0.44

  

± 0.59

  

± 0.50

  
 

No university

2.31

  

2.77

  

2.15

  

2.76

  
  

± 0.59

2.195

0.03

± 0.55

1.040

0.30

± 0.71

0.680

0.50

± 0.67

2.632

0.01

Work place2

Nursing home

2.21

  

2.73

  

2.25

  

2.75

  
  

± 0.57

  

± 0.54

  

± 0.70

  

± 0.61

  
 

Specialist unit

2.17

  

2.68

  

2.09

  

2.47

  
  

± 0.55

-0.372

0.71

± 0.49

-0.607

0.54

± 0.60

-1.378

0.17

± 0.51

-2.892

<0.01

  1. 1 Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient.
  2. 2 Students t-test