Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional study

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Main Author: Morgado, Maria Beatriz
Publication Date: 2025
Other Authors: Penedo, Carolina, Correia, Rubina, Amaral, Sandra Diniz, Nicola, Paulo, Gil Conde, Margarida
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Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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spelling Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional studyEstratégias e fatores promotores da investigação nos cuidados primários em Portugal: um estudo transversalPrimary Health CareResearchResearch Design© Copyright (c) 2025 Acta Médica Portuguesa. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. All the articles published in the AMP are open access and comply with the requirements of funding agencies or academic institutions. The AMP is governed by the terms of the Creative Commons ‘Attribution – Non-Commercial Use - (CC-BY-NC)’ license, regarding the use by third parties.Introduction: Research is crucial for building an efficient health system care. This reality is particularly evident in primary care, the cornerstone of healthcare services. However, research in primary care is not consistently implemented across Europe. With this study we aimed to: 1) identify the factors and strategies that healthcare professionals consider relevant for promoting research in primary care in Portugal; 2) analyze whether the prioritized strategies vary according to the geographical area, professional group, workplace, interest, and experience in research of the participants. Methods: We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study using an online survey applied in the first semester of 2023. We designed the survey based on strategies identified in a previous qualitative study. We included health professionals working in Primary Care in Portugal (continental and autonomous regions). We intended to obtain at least 200 answers for each professional category and geographical area. The survey was initially sent to a convenience sample to assess the acceptability and interpretation of the questions. We then disseminated the survey through all national Health Center Clusters and through professional associations. We conducted an analysis using a 5% significance level. Results: The sample consisted of 1027 participants: 507 doctors, 377 nurses, 106 diagnostic and therapeutic technicians, and 30 secretaries. The majority worked in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region (51.9%), followed by the North (22.1%) and Centre (17.1%). Around half of the participants worked in a Family Health Unit, 16.5% worked in a Personalized Healthcare Unit, 11% in a Community Care Unit, and 8.7% in a Public Health Unit. The factors promoting research mentioned by a greater proportion of participants were research training (76%), access to mentors (71%) and grants (56%). As for strategies to promote research, most participants supported the existence of dedicated time for research (82%), public grants (65%), institutional support (51%), access to support services (58%) and research data (57%). Conclusion: There seems to be a consensus on which factors are currently promoting research and what future strategies might be useful for promoting research in primary care in Portugal. Nevertheless, there are some differences between certain sub-groups. This information might be useful to tailor initiatives directed at specific sub-groups. Our intention is to help form policies and strategies to promote research in primary care in Portugal, contributing to the national development on the subject.Ordem dos MédicosRepositório da Universidade de LisboaMorgado, Maria BeatrizPenedo, CarolinaCorreia, RubinaAmaral, Sandra DinizNicola, PauloGil Conde, Margarida2025-03-06T14:43:54Z20252025-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/99044engActa Med Port. 2025 Mar 3;38(3):137-1470870-399X10.20344/amp.221711646-0758info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-03-17T16:35:23Zoai:repositorio.ulisboa.pt:10400.5/99044Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T04:20:59.967410Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional study
Estratégias e fatores promotores da investigação nos cuidados primários em Portugal: um estudo transversal
title Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional study
spellingShingle Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional study
Morgado, Maria Beatriz
Primary Health Care
Research
Research Design
title_short Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional study
title_full Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional study
title_sort Strategies and factors to promote research in primary care in Portugal: a cross-sectional study
author Morgado, Maria Beatriz
author_facet Morgado, Maria Beatriz
Penedo, Carolina
Correia, Rubina
Amaral, Sandra Diniz
Nicola, Paulo
Gil Conde, Margarida
author_role author
author2 Penedo, Carolina
Correia, Rubina
Amaral, Sandra Diniz
Nicola, Paulo
Gil Conde, Margarida
author2_role author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Morgado, Maria Beatriz
Penedo, Carolina
Correia, Rubina
Amaral, Sandra Diniz
Nicola, Paulo
Gil Conde, Margarida
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Primary Health Care
Research
Research Design
topic Primary Health Care
Research
Research Design
description © Copyright (c) 2025 Acta Médica Portuguesa. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. All the articles published in the AMP are open access and comply with the requirements of funding agencies or academic institutions. The AMP is governed by the terms of the Creative Commons ‘Attribution – Non-Commercial Use - (CC-BY-NC)’ license, regarding the use by third parties.
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