Barriers for research activities in residency programs: A mix-methods study

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Published on 3 de enero de 2023 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2023.01.2627

Barriers for research activities in residency programs: A mix-methods study

Perceived barriers to performing research by gender.

	p value1	OR univariate2 (CI 95%)	OR multivariate³ (CI 95%)
1. Lack of protected time.	0.97	1	0.93
1. Lack of protected time.	0.97	(0.49 to 2.00)	(0.46 to 1.91)
2. Cost / Lack of funds	0.38	1.35	1.26
2. Cost / Lack of funds	0.38	(0.69 to 2.65)	(0.64 to 2.48)
3. Not valued by the institution.	0.12	0.56	0.55
3. Not valued by the institution.	0.12	(0.27 to 1.18)	(0.26 to 1.17)
4. Not mandatory at the institution.	<0.01	0.35**	0.32**
4. Not mandatory at the institution.	<0.01	(0.16 to 0.74)	(0.15 to 0.68)
5. Lack of research-trained residents.	0.77	0.9	0.83
5. Lack of research-trained residents.	0.77	(0.45 to 1.81)	(0.41 to 1.68)
6. Not useful / Not required to do my job well.	0.5	1.3	1.41
6. Not useful / Not required to do my job well.	0.5	(0.61 to 2.79)	(0.65 to 3.06)
7. It competes with other activities (Other studies, family, other work).	<0.05	2.04*	2.08*
	<0.05	(1.03 to 4.07)	(1.04 to 4.18)
8. Not interested.	0.99	0.9	0.9
8. Not interested.	0.99	(0.25 to 3.30)	(0.25 to 3.31)

1Contrasts are performed on the medians of both groups using the Mann-Whitney non-parametric test.

2Odds ratio (OR) was estimated using a univariate ordinal regression model. The female gender is taken as a reference so that an OR greater than one represents that men rated a given barrier as less important.

3Odds ratio (OR) adjusted for age and grade (academic or resident) was estimated using a multivariate ordinal regression model. The female gender is used as a reference * p < 0.05, **p < 0.01