Table 3 Research capacity questions
Questions | Responders | Answer options | Responders |
|---|---|---|---|
Regular participation of the respondent in a specific research network(s)? | 226 | Yes | 49 (21.7) |
The predominant focus of the networka | 114 | Clinical infectious diseases | 46 (40.3) |
Microbiology or virology | 24 (21.0) | ||
Critical care | 71 (62.2) | ||
Public or global health | 34 (29.8) | ||
Other (please specify) | 11 (9.6) | ||
Participation in research initiativesa | 148 | Local clinical research initiatives | 130 (87.8) |
National clinical research initiatives | 67 (45.3) | ||
International clinical research initiatives | 55 (37.2) | ||
Age categories of patients are recruited into studies at the respondent sitea | 165 | Adult | 139 (84.2) |
Pediatrics | 56 (33.9) | ||
Settings in the hospital that conduct clinical researcha | 165 | Emergency department | 66 (40.0) |
Hospital wards | 104 (63.0) | ||
ICUs | 125 (75.8) | ||
Outpatient/community care settings | 75 (45.5) | ||
Other | 5 (3.0) | ||
Research types in the respondent hospitala | 161 | Retrospective observational studiesb | 147 (91.3) |
Prospective observational studies | 115 (71.4) | ||
Biological sampling studies (blood and other fluids) | 79 (49.1) | ||
Randomized clinical trials of interventions | 80 (49.7) | ||
Clinical trials using a placebo control comparison group | 60 (37.3) | ||
Do you believe that patients at your hospital would participate in randomized studies? | 181 | Definitely not | 8 (4.4) |
Probably not | 31 (17.1) | ||
Maybe | 70 (38.7) | ||
Probably yes | 49 (27.1) | ||
Definitely | 23 (12.7) | ||
The presence of registry data (i.e., an electronic or hard-copy database) | 179 | Yes | 146 (81.6) |