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Evaluation of the impact of the recommendations of the Conference for the Development of Nursing Research in Salamanca

The Unit for Coordination and Development of Nursing Research (Investen-isciii), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid

Alejandra Cano, RN, MSc

Claire Hale, PhD, RN, RNT

Clinical Nursing, University of Leeds

In 2001, Investen-isciii (Unit for Coordination and Development of Nursing Research) carried out a questionnaire survey among 13 European countries the aim of which was to assess the degree of progress concerning the recommendations of the 1999 Euroconference entitled ‘Building a European Nursing Research Strategy’, held in Salamanca, Spain.

Aim:To evaluate the level of dissemination and the impact of these recommendations and assess which actions to stimulate nursing research had been subsequently undertaken in each country, after the Salamanca Euroconference.

Method:The study used a descriptive approach. A total of 23 questionnaires with 70 questions were distributed, 13 of which were returned. The questionnaire used a multiple-choice format with some space for explanations. The questionnaire covered the impact at national, regional and local level and the degree of dissemination of the recommendations of the conference in each country.

Results:At the national level, the countries where the impact and acceptance of the conference findings were highest were Finland, Denmark and the UK. In Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, impact and acceptance had been good. At regional and local levels, the best rated countries were the UK, Denmark, Germany and Spain.

Conclusions:The major difficulty for nursing research is lack of funds and the lack of nursing research infrastructure in some of the countries studied. National and regional support are also very limited in some countries.

Key Words: nursing research • European impact • evaluation • national level • regional level • local level

Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 10, No. 6, 679-692 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/174498710501000602


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