Success Stories: Overcoming Barriers to Research in Southern and Eastern African Countries. (August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sun, Carolyn; Dlamini, Priscilla S.; Maimbolwa, Margaret C.; Changala Lukwesa Mukonka, Cynthia; Nyamakura, Rudo; Omoni, Grace; Seboni, Naomi; Larson, Elaine
• Is Part Of: Clinical nursing research. Volume 26:Number 4(2017:Aug.)
• Page Start: 399
• Page End: 418
• Publication Date: 2017-08
• Subjects: global nursing research -- Africa -- clinical research -- barriers -- strategies; Nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Clinical medicine -- Research -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1177/1054773817718935
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1054-7738

Abstract

There is an ever-growing need for clinically focused, culturally relevant research on which nurses can base their practice. However, there may not be a concurrent rise in efforts to strengthen infrastructure needed to promote research in developing and low-income countries. In such cases, nurse researchers must find innovative ways to address and overcome barriers to research. This article presents five exemplars of nurses conducting high-quality nursing research in resource-poor settings in southern and eastern Africa. Furthermore, it suggests strategies to address these barriers, such as piggybacking on larger studies, interdisciplinary collaboration, and partnership with influential stakeholders. These tactics may be used to increase research productivity elsewhere.