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Psychological Barriers to Doing Research in the NHS

Psychological Barriers to Doing Research in the NHS. Steve Davies R&D Lead North Essex Partnership Foundation Trust. Types of Barriers to any Research. Expertise / Collaboration Oriented Resource / Demand Oriented Service / Culturally Oriented Psychologically Oriented.

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Psychological Barriers to Doing Research in the NHS

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  1. Psychological Barriers to Doing Research in the NHS Steve Davies R&D Lead North Essex Partnership Foundation Trust

  2. Types of Barriers to any Research • Expertise / Collaboration Oriented • Resource / Demand Oriented • Service / Culturally Oriented • Psychologically Oriented

  3. How Come Psychological is important? • Research training in many health professions • BUT now less exposure led experience • Research Grant application uptake is low • Culture determines what individuals think

  4. So what is stopping us psychologically? • Goal Directed Behaviour (McNaughten & Gray, 1994) • Social Comparison (Breakwell, 2003) • Modelling (Bandura, 1977) • Thinking Errors about research (Beck, 1979)

  5. Goal-Directed Behaviour • Explicit vs. Implicit Communications in Organisations and Individuals • Engage Goal Directed Behaviour through contingency management • Consider your Hygiene: What motivates? • The Importance of Positive Reinforcement

  6. Social Comparison • Social Evolutionary Behaviour • Comparing Upwards and Downwards • Size of Steps crucial – too big or too small? • A group behaviour – “Wildfire” effects

  7. Modelling • key learning process • Needs to be regularly repeated to be effective • Challenges strongly held assumptions / beliefs • Highly effective behaviour change element

  8. “All or Nothing” Thinking • Classic Thinking Error • “Just So” or not worth trying • Leads to Inactivity and never being active • Eminently Challengeable

  9. How to remove barriers • Alter KSF / Appraisal systems to increase research • Watch social comparison in research for students • Inter-Professional Learning & CPD collaboration • Return to real research exposure • Develop Personal Mentoring for specialists

  10. References • McNaughten, B. & Gray, J. (1994) Neuropsychology of Memory: The septo-hippocampal system. Oxford. • Breakwell, G. (2003) Social Psychology. Pearson. • Bandura, A. (1977) Social Learning. Berkeley press. • Beck, A.T. (1979) Cognitive Therapy of Depression. Guilford press.

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