3. Results
The sample was composed of 756 professionals (92.48% of the total). The response rate was similar in all nursing homes. Table 1 shows the sociodemographic and related training, job, and scientific reading habits. The nurses who participated in the study were mostly women, middle-aged, and worked on rotation in the facility. Most nurses received less than 30 hours of informal training in research, and they reported having read their last scientific article from 1 month to more than 1 year prior to the study.