Appendix A
Questionnaire and Results Summary for Funded Applicants
Questionnaire to Triservice Nursing Research Program Grantees
ID# ________
Active Duty ________
Reserve ________
Guard ________
INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each question in the space provided.
Projection Completion and Dissemination
1. Year and Title of research project
Year Funded __________
Title ____________________________________________________________________
2. Was your TriService research project completed? (circle response)
YES NO
3. Approximate date of completion _______________
4. Have you published any books, chapters, articles, or abstracts since completion of the funded research, beyond those listed in your interim and final reports, including both submitted and published work? (circle response)
YES NO
5. If yes, please provide the title and reference for your publication. ______________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
6. If the project was not completed, was it interrupted? (circle response)
YES NO
7. Why and for how long? _____________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
8. Did any post-funding research evolve from the original funded project, including non-TSNRP grants? (circle response)
YES NO
9. Please provide a brief description. _____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Effects on Practice
10. To your knowledge, have the results of your study(ies) influenced nursing practice in the military setting? (circle one)
YES NO Unknown
11. Please specify the setting and the change(s). ____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
12. To your knowledge, have the results of your study(ies) influenced nursing practice in a setting other than the military? (circle one)
YES NO Unknown
13. Please briefly describe the setting and the change(s). ______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
14. Have you been contacted by other health care providers or administrators for information about your study results? (circle one)
YES NO
Comments ________________________________________________________________________
15. To your knowledge, has your funded research been cited in articles on nursing practices? (circle one)
YES No Unknown
16. Please provide the citation(s). _______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Effects on Career Trajectory
17. Were you funded on your first application? (circle response)
YES NO
(If yes, skip to question 21.)
18. Did you find the reviewers' comments helpful in the development of any subsequent proposal(s)? (circle response)
YES NO
19. If you reapplied, was the subsequent proposal funded? (circle response)
YES NO
20. Briefly describe how the reviewers' comments could have been improved. ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
21. After you were funded through the TriService Nursing Research Program, did you do any of the following?
___YES ___NO Attend research conference(s).
___YES ___NO Present at research conference(s), including poster sessions.
___YES ___NO Request assignment to doctoral/post-doctoral training program. (Circle which type of program.)
___YES ___NO Enroll in doctoral/post-doctoral program.
___YES ___NO Other. Please describe.
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
22. How has the funded project affected your military career development?
___No effect recognized ___Reassignments
___Promotions ___Other (Please explain)
Comments ________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
23. How has the funded project affected your health care professional career development?
___No effect recognized ___New position(s)
___Promotions ___Other (Please explain)
Comments ________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
24. How do you think that your recent experiences with research funding might influence your plans and expectations for the future?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
25a. In what type of facility do you presently work, such as base hospital, university, etc.?
25b. Are there factors that significantly influence your productivity and ability to conduct research in your current setting? (circle one) (e.g., no lab space, insufficient personnel, no dedicated time)
YES NO
25c. Please list these factors.
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Questionnaire Results Nine Funded Triservice Nursing Research Program Grant Recipients1
(5 Active Duty, 4 Reserve)
1. After you received the reviewers' comments, did you find them helpful in the development of any subsequent proposal(s)?
Yes (3) No (2) N/A2 (1)
2. What did you think of the reviewers' comments?
Comments were:
Good/Helpful (3) Inaccurate/Not Relevant (3) N/A (3)
3. Since you applied for a grant from the TriService Nursing Research Program, did you do any of the following? Check all that apply.
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Yes |
No |
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6 |
1 |
Attend research conference(s) |
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6 |
2 |
Present at research conference(s) |
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2 |
1 |
Request assignment to doctoral/post-doctoral program3 |
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1 |
1 |
Enroll in doctoral/post-doctoral program |
4. How has the funded project affected your military career development?
No effect recognized4 (2) Reassignments (1)
Promotions (3) N/A (1)
Other:
(a) Unknown since grantee is still a graduate student.
(b) Gave credibility in current assignment.
(c) Has increased grantee's interest in remaining in the military.
5. Has the funded project affected your health care professional career development?
No effect recognized (2) Reassignments (0)
Promotions (1) N/A (1)
Other:
(a) Acceptance into doctoral program.
(b) Funding allowed grantee to improve quality of research.
(c) Experience gained.
(d) Receiving funds affects grantee's ability to continue in chosen research trajectory.
(e) Received a raise.
6. Do you think your recent experiences with research funding might influence your plans and expectations for the future?5
(a) Will absolutely continue research track.
(b) Positive experience. Will submit other grant proposals.
(c) Experience will help grantee to decide what is important and feasible.
(d) Prepared grantee (to apply) for NIH grants.
(e) Experience will help to conduct future research.
7. What are some factors that significantly influence your productivity and ability to conduct research in your current setting?
(a) Workload.
(b) No dedicated time.
(c) Nursing research department fully supports research endeavors.
(d) Full time student, therefore easy to conduct research.
(e) Given time to develop grant versus other military duties.
(f) Military facility contributed research personnel.
(g) Funding allows release from other academic assignments.
(h) Space.
(i) Working through university bid system is slow.
(j) Human subjects approval required from all three services. Six months through Navy.
8. Was your TriService Research Project completed?
Yes (3) No (2) N/A (4), 1995 Funding
9. Have you published any books, chapters, articles, or abstracts since completion of the funded research, beyond those listed in your interim and final reports?
Yes (3) No (2) N/A (4)
10. Did any post-funding research evolve from the original funded project?
Yes (2) No (5) N/A (2)
11. Have the results of your study influenced nursing practice in the military?
Yes (1) No (3) N/A (5)
12. Have the results of your study influenced nursing practice in a setting other than the military?
Yes (2) No (2) N/A (5)
Additional anecdotal comments volunteered by the respondents:
- Reviewers commented on the fact that although the research group was ''well seasoned,'' they were not mentoring military researchers, since the research was to be conducted at nonmilitary facilities. Grantee did not understand that mentoring was a goal of the TSNR Program. Grantee also felt that this requirement was not equally applied to all grant recipients, since a colleague who received a TSNR Program grant for research at a nonmilitary facility did not receive comments on the same issue of mentoring.
- Additionally, the grantee felt the negative comments received from a reviewer regarding a study method that was to be used indicated that the reviewer was not familiar with the theory.
- Six-month progress report is too soon. Just as actual research will begin, a progress report is due.
- The TriService Nursing Research Program should be continued because it focuses on the military nurse, for whom it is difficult to capture funding from other sources.
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