Perceptions of human movement researchers and clinicians on the barriers and facilitators to health research data sharing in Africa.

Autor:	Obiora OL; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.; Wits Cricket Research Hub for Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Shead DA; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.; School of Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Olivier B; Department of Physiotherapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.; Wits Cricket Research Hub for Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Physiotherapy theory and practice [Physiother Theory Pract] 2024 Mar 03; Vol. 40 (3), pp. 516-527. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 24.
DOI:	10.1080/09593985.2022.2127138
Abstrakt:	Introduction: The benefits of research data sharing abound in the literature. However, some factors define how researchers and clinicians approach the challenges surrounding sharing human movement health research data. Purpose: To describe the perceptions of human movement researchers and clinicians on the barriers and facilitators to research data sharing in Africa. Method: A qualitative descriptive design with a purposive sampling method was used. In-depth interviews with human movement researchers and clinicians across Africa were conducted online via Microsoft Teams. Sixteen (n = 16) participants took part in this study. This sample size was representative of East, West, Northern, and Southern Africa. Efforts made to engage with participants in Central Africa were unsuccessful. Result: Five themes emerged: 1) the researcher-clinician gap; 2) technological pros and cons in Africa; 3) cost matters; 4) bureaucracy and ethical factors; and 5) the unique African perspective. Mainly, barriers rather than facilitators to data sharing exist among African human movement researchers and clinicians. Conclusion: There needs to be a societal and psychological shift through reorientation to encourage data sharing among African human movement researchers and clinicians.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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