Nursing Faculties’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Research Ethics According to Demographic Characteristics and Institutional Environment in Korea
This study, conducted in the Republic of Korea, analyzed nursing faculty members’ knowledge of and attitudes toward research ethics according to their characteristics and the institutional environment. A survey was conducted from April 24 to July 23, 2017. The participants were 210 nursing professor...
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| author | Sukhee Ahn Geum Hee Jeong Hye Sook Shin Jeung-Im Kim Yunmi Kim Ju-Eun Song Sun-Hee Kim Ju Hee Kim Yun Jung Lee Young A. Song Eun Hee Lee Myoung-Hee Kim |
| author_facet | Sukhee Ahn Geum Hee Jeong Hye Sook Shin Jeung-Im Kim Yunmi Kim Ju-Eun Song Sun-Hee Kim Ju Hee Kim Yun Jung Lee Young A. Song Eun Hee Lee Myoung-Hee Kim |
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| description | This study, conducted in the Republic of Korea, analyzed nursing faculty members’ knowledge of and attitudes toward research ethics according to their characteristics and the institutional environment. A survey was conducted from April 24 to July 23, 2017. The participants were 210 nursing professors from 57 universities in Korea. The survey questionnaire gathered information on participants’ characteristics, their knowledge of and attitudes toward research ethics, and their perceived training needs. A relatively low difficulty index was found for knowledge items dealing with conflicts of interest (0.66), copyright (0.65), and plagiarism and duplicate publications (0.17) than for the other six items. Of the 12 items assessing attitudes toward research ethics, use of a plagiarism-checking program and reviewing manuscripts from members of one’s own research group had the lowest scores. The knowledge level of participants whose institutions provided a plagiarism-checking program was higher than those whose institutions did not. Former group also showed better attitudes toward research ethics. High-priority training needs were obtaining institutional review board (IRB) approval, writing informed consent forms, and obtaining informed consent for studies on children and pregnant women. A more intensive training program for nursing faculty is required on specific topics, including conflicts of interest, copyright, plagiarism, duplicate publications, IRB approval, and informed consent. Furthermore, all nursing institutions in Korea should provide a plagiarism-checking program to faculty members. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-089e475b01cb4bb8b9661048c480a8b82022-12-21T23:39:06ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402020-03-011010.1177/2158244020914543Nursing Faculties’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Research Ethics According to Demographic Characteristics and Institutional Environment in KoreaSukhee Ahn0Geum Hee Jeong1Hye Sook Shin2Jeung-Im Kim3Yunmi Kim4Ju-Eun Song5Sun-Hee Kim6Ju Hee Kim7Yun Jung Lee8Young A. Song9Eun Hee Lee10Myoung-Hee Kim11Chungnam National University, Daejeon, KoreaHallym University, Chuncheon, KoreaKyung Hee University, Seoul, KoreaSoonchunhyang University, Cheonan, KoreaGachon University, Incheon, KoreaAjou University, Suwon, KoreaDaegu Catholic University, KoreaKyung Hee University, Seoul, KoreaSeoul Women’s College of Nursing, KoreaAnsan University, KoreaGangneung-Wonju National University, KoreaSemyung University, Jecheon, KoreaThis study, conducted in the Republic of Korea, analyzed nursing faculty members’ knowledge of and attitudes toward research ethics according to their characteristics and the institutional environment. A survey was conducted from April 24 to July 23, 2017. The participants were 210 nursing professors from 57 universities in Korea. The survey questionnaire gathered information on participants’ characteristics, their knowledge of and attitudes toward research ethics, and their perceived training needs. A relatively low difficulty index was found for knowledge items dealing with conflicts of interest (0.66), copyright (0.65), and plagiarism and duplicate publications (0.17) than for the other six items. Of the 12 items assessing attitudes toward research ethics, use of a plagiarism-checking program and reviewing manuscripts from members of one’s own research group had the lowest scores. The knowledge level of participants whose institutions provided a plagiarism-checking program was higher than those whose institutions did not. Former group also showed better attitudes toward research ethics. High-priority training needs were obtaining institutional review board (IRB) approval, writing informed consent forms, and obtaining informed consent for studies on children and pregnant women. A more intensive training program for nursing faculty is required on specific topics, including conflicts of interest, copyright, plagiarism, duplicate publications, IRB approval, and informed consent. Furthermore, all nursing institutions in Korea should provide a plagiarism-checking program to faculty members.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020914543 |
| spellingShingle | Sukhee Ahn Geum Hee Jeong Hye Sook Shin Jeung-Im Kim Yunmi Kim Ju-Eun Song Sun-Hee Kim Ju Hee Kim Yun Jung Lee Young A. Song Eun Hee Lee Myoung-Hee Kim Nursing Faculties’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Research Ethics According to Demographic Characteristics and Institutional Environment in Korea SAGE Open |
| title | Nursing Faculties’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Research Ethics According to Demographic Characteristics and Institutional Environment in Korea |
| title_full | Nursing Faculties’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Research Ethics According to Demographic Characteristics and Institutional Environment in Korea |
| title_fullStr | Nursing Faculties’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Research Ethics According to Demographic Characteristics and Institutional Environment in Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nursing Faculties’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Research Ethics According to Demographic Characteristics and Institutional Environment in Korea |
| title_short | Nursing Faculties’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Research Ethics According to Demographic Characteristics and Institutional Environment in Korea |
| title_sort | nursing faculties knowledge of and attitudes toward research ethics according to demographic characteristics and institutional environment in korea |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020914543 |
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