Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Freeman, Edward
Abstract
Bridging the gap between the extant body of nursing research and clinical staff at the patient bedside remains a current problem, despite almost two decades of studies. This study examined the impact of using electronic mail to disseminate nursing research on nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization. The BARRIERS Scale tool was used to measure the nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization. Forty subjects, from a one-thousand bed Medical Center, comprised the sample. The design for this study was pre-test and post-test design involving a treatment and control group. The treatment consisted of four summarized research articles disseminated via electronic mail (E-mail), over a four week time period. An existing hospital information system E-mail was used to disseminate the research synopsis. This study's use of an E-mail system to deliver research synopsis proved successful in decreasing the nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization.
Extent
100 p.
Recommended Citation
Bobo, Charles M., "study of the impact of using electronic mail to disseminate nursing research on nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization" (1997). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1238.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1238
Identifier
FADT15398
Comments
Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997.