Background: Scientific knowledge and theory constitute part of the nurseâ??s competence and evidence-based\nnursing practice. To obtain and maintain these skills, nurses require access to research utilization. The aim of the\npresent study was therefore to describe and compare nurses in nursing homes and home-based nursing care and\ntheir use of research knowledge in their practice in elderly care in Norwegian rural districts.\nMethods: The Research Utilization Questionnaire (RUQ) was employed in cross-sectional quantitative design.\nOne hundred nurses were recruited from ten rural municipalities that participated in the study. Inclusion\ncriteria for participating were registered nurses and employees working in the municipal elderly care service\nfor 6 months or more.\nResults: Most participants were younger than 55 years old, worked in permanent jobs, and were educated\nmore than 5 years ago. The result showed that nurses in nursing homes were significantly more positive\ncompared to nurses in home-based nursing care when analyzing all three domains in the RUQ together, as\nwell as for attitudes towards research when testing each domain separated. Overall, each item in the domains\nrevealed opinions that were more positive for nurses in nursing homes. The regression analysis showed that\nattitudes towards research, as well as availability and support of research utilization predicted the use of\nresearch in daily practice.\nConclusions: Positive attitudes, availability, and support for research utilization can contribute to greater use\nof research in nursing practice and improve the quality of service. Younger nursesâ?? knowledge about using\nresearch should be shared with senior colleagues, who possess much experience in practice. In collaboration,\nthey can develop evidence-based practice by the implementation of research seen in the context of nursesâ??\nexperiences, user involvement, and person-centred practice. The i-PARIHS (Promoting Action on Research\nImplementation in Health Services) framework can be a useful tool in this implementation process.
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