Facilitators and barriers to research among specialist nurses in the operating room:A qualitative study informed by the capability,opportunity,motivation-behavior model
YU Dandan
BI Yaxin
HE Lijun
CHEN Xiuyun
ZHANG Chaoyu
ZHANG Jingyu
Abstract：Objective To analyze the facilitators and barriers for operating room nurses in conducting nursing research based on the capability,opportunity,motivation-behavior(COM-B)model,and to provide a reference basis for the development of a targeted nursing research training program.Methods A total of 16 nurses who participated in specialist nurses training at the operating room training base of Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital from March to July 2023 were selected by purposive sampling method.Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using inductive content analysis.Results Four themes and eleven sub-themes were extracted,which were competence factors(basic research level,knowledge acquisition and translation ability),opportunity factors(research atmosphere,external communication,scope of research areas),motivation factors(self-development needs,title promotion pressure,department-level requirements,colleague influence),and behavioral factors(conversion of research thinking,learning motivation).Conclusions In future research or practice,it could be considered to enhance capability,create opportunities,and stimulate motivation to effectively promote positive changes in research behaviors among operating room specialist nurses,thereby improving their overall research competence and professional proficiency.
Keywords：Operating roomSpecialist nurseCapabilityOpportunityMotivation-BehaviorResearchQualitative study
Publication Date：2026-01-20
Online Publishing Date：2026-01-29(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 75-79 )