Factors Related to Perceived Barriers to Conducting Research and Expected Support from the Japan Academy of Nursing Science among Young Japanese Nursing Researchers

Fukahori, Hiroki; Oyama, Yumiko; Atogami, Fumi; Okaya, Keiko; Kashiwagi, Masayo; Kono, Ayumi; Takamizawa, Emiko; Narama, Miho; Yoshizawa, Toyoko

doi:10.5630/jans.35.203

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“…In Japan, academic nurse educators under the age of 39 or younger were reported to spend only about 15% of their total work time on research activities (Japan Academy of Nursing Science, 2014). Few academic nurse educators have the support and resources for research capacity building or a work environment that promotes research activities (Fukahori et al., 2015, Shiga et al., 2020). Therefore, a strategy must be developed that allows academic nurse educators in Japan to more actively engage in research activities.…”

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Competency of Academic Nurse Educators

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Background In the face of a rapidly changing social environment and increasing demand for health care services, there is a global concern that academic nurse educators should have expert-level competencies and should improve the level of nursing education. Objective This study aimed to investigate the elements that constitute competency in academic nurse educators. Methods A cross-sectional self-completed online survey was conducted involving academic nurse educators working at universities in Japan. We invited 277 nursing universities to participate in the survey and to provide academic nurse educators with information about the research by contacting the dean of each university’s nursing department. In total, 372 educators completed the survey (response rate 4.03%), and after excluding those with incomplete data, 367 were analyzed (valid response rate 3.97%). The data were analyzed by exploratory-factor analysis, with the least-squares method and promax rotation performed. Results An exploratory analysis yielded five competency factors: “facilitating active learning,” “engaging in academic research activities,” “participating in university management,” “undertaking self-directed learning based on professional ethics,” and “practicing education autonomously.” Conclusions The competencies identified in the present study are essential for academic nurse educators, and the five factors are in accord with the findings of previous studies. Support systems for academic nursing educators should be established to improve their competencies comprehensively. However, further research is needed to develop the competencies of academic nurse educators into more comprehensive and sophisticated competencies.

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“…This difference suggests that faculty members at universities, who were in a position to combine research with teaching (including clinical internship), may have felt that their research was impeded by the time taken for teaching. In Japan, it is known that university faculty members are in charge of clinical internships and have a heavy preparation burden [ 26 ]. It is possible that this burden was further increased by the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Relationship between research activities and individual factors among Japanese nursing researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Aim To explore the individual factors (such as gender, division of household labor, childcare and elder care) and their impact on research activities in the Japanese nursing research community during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic from April to June in 2020. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods An online survey with a self-reported questionnaire was conducted on Japan Academy of Nursing Science members to explore the impacts of individual factors among Japanese nursing researchers from April to June 2020. A multivariate logistic regression model was used for data analysis. Results A total of 1,273 participants (90.7% female, 85.8% university faculty) were included in the analysis. This survey showed that no evidence of a significant gender gap was found in research activities in Japanese nursing researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research activities during the pandemic were associated with time and motivation.

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“…For example, this study revealed a high demand among younger members for support, including open sourcing of data from JANS surveys, increasing online opportunities for exchange between JANS members, and training on study methods and promoting research activities that can be implemented online during the pandemic. According to a survey of younger JANS members(Fukahori et al, 2015), barriers to conducting research, including lack of research competency, lack of research resources, nonestablishment of an identity as a researcher, and difficulty balancing the workload of education and management, were reported before the COVID-19T A B L E 4 Analysis results of open-ended comments (n = 56) Category Subcategory Recommendations for work systems and employment patterns Recommendation for telework Securing staff resources and maintenance of operations Lobbying for revision of regulations on research implementation Support in information management pandemic. It therefore is possible that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated barriers that younger members have long dealt with as…”

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Support nursing researchers' need from academic societies duringCOVID‐19: A cross‐sectional survey

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Tanaka

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The activities of nursing researchers have been constrained by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the types of support and related factors that nursing researchers hope to receive from academic societies during the pandemic, and to obtain suggestions for the role of academic societies in supporting nursing researchers and expanding research. An online survey was conducted with 1,532 Japan Academy of Nursing Science members. The survey included 19 items of potential support from the society during the COVID‐19 pandemic as well as open‐ended questions. Data were analyzed statistically and qualitatively. For 9 of the 19 items, over 50% of respondents reported that they “needed” or “very much needed” support. Multivariate analysis results showed that younger respondents and those with family members requiring care were significantly more likely to report needs for some items. In the open‐ended comments, there were several suggestions for activities, including “Lobbying for revision of regulations on research implementation.” Nursing researchers expressed needs for support that reflect their demographic characteristics and situations, including collaboration across organizations and securing research‐promotion and skill‐development opportunities online.

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Factors Related to Perceived Barriers to Conducting Research and Expected Support from the Japan Academy of Nursing Science among Young Japanese Nursing Researchers

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Competency of Academic Nurse Educators

Competency of Academic Nurse Educators

Relationship between research activities and individual factors among Japanese nursing researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Support nursing researchers' need from academic societies duringCOVID‐19: A cross‐sectional survey

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