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However, engagement in research remains limited, and barriers within nephrology are not well understood.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore perceived barriers and facilitators to research and quality initiatives engagement among nephrology nurses and allied health professionals in Australia and New Zealand.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design, Participants, and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A mixed\u2010methods convergent parallel study was conducted using an online survey and facilitated workshop at the Renal Society of Australasia Conference (June 2025). The Capability, Opportunity, Motivation\u2013Behaviour (COM\u2010B) framework guided data collection and analysis. Quantitative data were analysed descriptively, while qualitative data from focus groups were analysed using framework analysis and mapped to COM\u2010B domains.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Forty\u2010seven survey responses and 28 workshop participants were included. Barriers related to\n                      <jats:italic>opportunity<\/jats:italic>\n                      (lack of time, resources, and organisational support) and\n                      <jats:italic>capability<\/jats:italic>\n                      (limited knowledge of research processes and low confidence with research methodologies) were identified. Despite these barriers, strong\n                      <jats:italic>motivational<\/jats:italic>\n                      facilitators were identified. Participants valued research as important for improving patient care and clinical practice and expressed a strong desire to be involved in future research and quality initiatives. Findings reinforced the importance of mentorship, networking, leadership support, and protected time as enablers of research engagement.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Research engagement is influenced by interacting capability, opportunity, and motivational factors. Strategies to build research and quality improvement capacity in nephrology should address knowledge gaps, strengthen organisational support, and foster collaborative research cultures to enable sustainable clinician\u2010led research and evidence\u2010based kidney care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jorc.70084","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,29]],"date-time":"2026-09-29T07:42:35Z","timestamp":1790667755000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Barriers to Research and Quality Improvement in Nephrology: Nurses and Allied Health Professionals' Perspectives"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"52","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5163-4351","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rachael C.","family":"Walker","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2423-9193","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Edward","family":"Zimbudzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing and Midwifery Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5128-7115","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ronald L.","family":"Castelino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Pharmacy University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia"},{"name":"Pharmacy Department Blacktown Hospital, WSLHD Blacktown New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sangeeta","family":"Paudyal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7096-0144","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ginger","family":"Chu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing and Midwifery University of Newcastle Callaghan New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"729","DOI":"10.1186\/s12913-022-08119-7","article-title":"Experiences of Hospital Allied Health Professionals in Collaborative Student Research Projects: A Qualitative Study","volume":"22","author":"Angus R. 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