title: Nurses` perception of barriers to research utilization in a public hospital in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore nurses` perception of barriers to research utilization.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study was implemented. A total of 243 registered nurses in a public hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was selected using convenience sampling during the first quarter of 2013. The 29-item BARRIERS scale was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The top 5 items were rated as great or moderate barriers were either setting- or nurse-related: `insufficient time to implement new ideas` (n=157, 64.6%); `nurse sees little benefit for self` (n=150, 61.7%); `nurse does not feel she/he has enough authority to change patient care procedures` (n=146 60.1%); `nurse is isolated from knowledgeable colleagues` (n=145; 59.7%); and `nurse does not have time to read research` (n=143, 58.8%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Setting- and nurse-related items comprised the top 5 barriers. Motivation issues, and knowledge-translation issues appeared to be the themes drawn from this study. Further studies using both quantitative and qualitative methods are needed.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail. aaboshaiqah@ksu.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Ahmad E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Aboshaiqah
authors.forename: Abdiqani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qasim
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: AlBashaireh
authors.forename: Joel G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Patalagsa
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia