2.2 Data Collection
2.2.1 Tool
The study tool was developed by the researchers. The validity
was examined and revised by a panel of nursing experts while
reliability was tested on a pilot of nurses. The reliability was
.78. The language items of questionnaire were clear. The scale
consists of 40 items about three types of barriers, nurses,
setting and organization. The Scale scores ranged from 0–
160. The higher the scores the greater the barriers to research
utilization.