Development and psychometric evaluation of the faculty members research vitality instrument: Protocol for mixed methods study

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Academic institutions are not just sites of education but also centers of innovation and research. The academic faculty is the cornerstone of these establishments and plays a crucial role in the progress of knowledge via research. To understand the significance of faculty members' research vitality, we must first analyze the concept itself. It is well acknowledged but not yet fully understood that university faculty members must participate in "research vitality" in order to do high-quality research. The creation and assessment of faculty members' "Research Vitality Instruments" is the goal of this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This mixed methods study will be conducted to develop and validate an instrument to measure research vitality in faculty members in three consecutive phases. In the first phase, a scoping review will be conducted to conceptualize the research vitality construct that would be completed by the second and qualitative phase that aims to explore the opinions of faculty members using semi-structured interviews. In the third phase, the psychometric properties of the instrument would be evaluated based on the stands for Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement guideline. DISCUSSION: This study first explains the concept of research vitality and identifies its dimensions and then designs a tool to measure the research vitality of faculty members of medical sciences universities. This tool can be used to get a detailed understanding of the research vitality of faculty members, which is an important component of producing quality knowledge in the field of health.