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. 2020 Sep 17;18(1):103.
doi: 10.1186/s12961-020-00616-7.

Health research capacity of professional and technical personnel in a first-class tertiary hospital in northwest China: multilevel repeated measurement, 2013-2017, a pilot study

Peijing Yan  1   2 , Yongfeng Lao  3 , Zhenxing Lu  4 , Xu Hui  5 , Biao Zhou  3 , Xinyu Zhu  6 , Xiaojie Chen  6 , Li Li  6 , Zixuan Wang  3 , Min Zhang  7 , Kehu Yang  8   9   10   11
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Health research capacity of professional and technical personnel in a first-class tertiary hospital in northwest China: multilevel repeated measurement, 2013-2017, a pilot study

Peijing Yan et al. Health Res Policy Syst. .

Abstract

Objectives: To explore the health research capacity (HRC) and factors associated with professional and technical personnel (PTP) in a first-class tertiary hospital in northwest China.

Methods: We collected the repeated measurement data from a first-class tertiary hospital in northwest China between 2013 and 2017. HRC of PTP was assessed by a comprehensive evaluation system and measured by research capacity score (RCS). The participants were divided into research group (RCS >0) and comparison group (RCS = 0); participants of the comparison group were selected by two-stage stratified random sampling. Multilevel model for repeated measures was used to investigate the potential factors associated with HRC.

Results: A total of 924 PTP were included (308 in the research group and 616 in the comparison group). This study found consistent growth in RCS and associated 95% CIs for the hospital during 2013 and 2017. The linear multilevel model showed PTP with a doctorate degree had higher RCS than those with a master's degree (β, 1.74; P <0.001), bachelor's degree (β, 2.02; P <0.001) and others without a degree (β, 2.32; P <0.001). Furthermore, the PTP with intermediate (β, 0.13; P = 0.015), vice-high (β, 0.27; P = 0.001) and senior (β, 0.63; P <0.001) professional titles had higher RCS than those with junior positions. Compared with PTP in the administration, those in paediatrics had higher RCS (β, 0.28; P = 0.047) though similar to PTP in other departments. PTP with an administrative position had a higher RCS than those in non-administrative positions (β, 0.26; P <0.001). The RCS increased with the research fund (β, 0.15; P <0.001). However, no associations were found between RCS and sex, age, ethnic, graduate school or technical type.

Conclusions: HRC with associated variation of PTP for the hospital in northwest China increasingly improved and degree, professional title, administrative position, and research fund were related to HRC of PTP. Multi-central prospective studies are needed to clarify the potential relationship of related factors and HRC of PTP.

Keywords: Health research capacity; professional and technical personnel; Chinese hospital; multilevel repeated measurement.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

Figures

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Sampling and ascertainment of professional and technical personnel
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The trend of health research capacity for all participants
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The research capacity score of participants stratified by characteristics*. *: C, Comparison group; R, Research group; P25, the first quartile; P75, the third quartile; Position, in administrative positions
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Two-level repeated measurement model for the factors associated with health research capacity
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