The academe as the source of research and the knowledge utilization uptake in the health care system

This descriptive-correlational research determined the relationship between the perceived level of the characteristics of the academe as the source of research and the knowledge utilization uptake of the academic research among health care professionals in the health care systems. Researcher-made questionnaire was used consisting of items related to credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, support, sophistication and communication quality was also employed. Moreover, an adapted questionnaire from the Knowledge Utilization Uptake Scale was used. The overall level of the perceived characteristics of the source in terms of the credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, support, sophistications and communication quality was fair. Generally, a very poor level of knowledge utilization uptake of the academic research was identified. Respondents were highly aware of the research but very poor in the aspects of reception, cognition, discussion, reference, effort, adoption and impact. Pearson r revealed a strong positive correlation between the variables. Finally, the perceived level on the characteristics of the source of the health research was associated with the knowledge utilization uptake. Hence, this contributed to the theory on the research translation from the academe to the health care system that source was an influential element.