Promotion of R2R research creation among the personnel of the Office of Alcohol Control Committee

Abstract

          This research aimed to investigate the factors influencing the importance placed on Routine-to-Research (R2R) projects among personnel of the Office of Alcohol Control Committee and to evaluate their satisfaction with the R2R promotion program. The study sample consisted of 43 Office of Alcohol Control Committee civil servants and government employee.

          The research was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 focused on identifying factors influencing the importance of R2R among Office of Alcohol Control Committee personnel to develop tools and activities for promoting research within the organization. These included a manual on promoting R2R among Office of Alcohol Control Committee personnel and a capacity-building workshop. Phase 2 evaluated the satisfaction of participants with the R2R promotion program. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and Fisher's exact test.

          The results of the study found that in Phase 1: The study found that the primary reasons for engaging in research were intellectual curiosity (53.5%), the need to produce research for academic promotion (34.9%), and a sense of duty (32.6%). Conversely, the main reasons for not engaging in research were heavy workload (48.8%), lack of knowledge and experience in research (48.8%), and the perceived complexity of the research process (39.5%). And the factors that make Office of Alcohol Control Committee personnel give importance to R2R research work are many aspects, both factors and motivations that affect research work. and factors that facilitate research work which agreed at a moderate level. Phase 2: Based on the findings, tools and activities were developed to promote R2R among Office of Alcohol Control Committee staff. Participants expressed high levels of satisfaction with the format, language, and content of the R2R guideline manual. The highest satisfaction was reported regarding the knowledge and skills of the trainers, which significantly enhanced participants' understanding and research abilities, leading to the development of 12 research proposals. However, analysis revealed no significant correlation between the application of knowledge gained from the guideline manual and participation in workshops, and the opportunity to become a principal investigator.