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Nursing faculties' knowledge of and attitude toward research ethics according to demographic characteristics and institutional environment in Korea

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Title Nursing faculties' knowledge of and attitude toward research ethics according to demographic characteristics and institutional environment in Korea
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MI3C9M
 
Creator Jeong, Geum Hee
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
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 plagiarismchecking 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 plagiarismchecking program to faculty members.
 
Subject Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
plagiarism, nursing faculty, research ethics, publishing, attitude, Republic of Korea
 
Contributor Jeong, Geum Hee