ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the status-quo and possible constraints of scientific research in a municipal public hospital,provide countermeasures for the improvement of scientific research administration capacity.Methods Questionnaire survey was conducted to 1 356 medical staff in a tertiary hospital in Zhejiang province,information collected including the statusquo of scientific research,attitude towards scientific research,difficulties and suggestions.Results Among 1 316 valid questionnaires,61 ％ of the respondents agreed that scientific research was very important for the development of hospitals,83 ％ of the respondents were willing to use their spare time to conduct scientific research projects,and 61.2％ of them usually had plans to do research but did not know where to start.The main constraints identified were the poor academic atmosphere,lack of scientific research training,and lack of scientific research facilities and resources.Conclusions The medical staffs in a municipal public hospital have high subjective enthusiasm for scientific research,low personal research ability and poor research environment.It is suggested to improve the scientific research ability of the staff on the basis of improving the objective environmental conditions for research.