Hospital Staff Survey on Research Culture and Barriers in Dublin, 640 Responses

640 responses from a semi-qualitative survey of hospital staff at a large inner-city tertiary referral centre in Dublin, Ireland, evaluating knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes towards organisational research and innovation. The dataset was created by Gerry Hughes and last updated on 2026-05-08. It likely contains quantitative and qualitative data from a 26-item survey, analyzed in R and Microsoft Excel.

Use Cases

• Identify key barriers to research engagement based on reported challenges like time constraints and limited support.
• Assess staff interest in research training based on the survey finding that over half expressed a strong interest.
• Evaluate the foundation for an academic health science centre based on staff recognition of the clinical value of research.
• Design targeted interventions for research support based on identified needs for protected time, statistical assistance, and patient engagement.

Strengths

• 640 survey responses provide a substantive sample from a single large hospital.
• 26-item survey instrument was iteratively refined by a hospital Research Steering Committee.
• Includes both quantitative data and qualitative content analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects a single hospital in Dublin, Ireland, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Survey conducted at a large inner-city tertiary referral centre in Dublin, Ireland.

Collection Method

26-item semi-qualitative survey disseminated electronically and face-to-face.

Time Range

Survey period not specified; dataset reflects a point in time before the 2026 update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 17:32:21; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dublin, Ireland.