BACKGROUND A validated and reliable instrument was developed to knowledge, attitudes and behaviours with respect to evidence-based practice (EBB-KABQ) in medical trainees but requires further adaptation and validation to be applied across different health professionals. METHODS A modified 33-item evidence-based practice scale (EBP-KABQ) was developed to evaluate EBP perceptions and behaviors ...

Our first column introduced readers to the emergence of new research-related content in nursing and medical curricula: the teaching of skills necessary for health care professionals to practice from an evidential base. We intend to address in upcoming columns the ongoing dialogue among educators and researchers about how best to teach evidence-based practice (EBP). Each column will focus on one...

Early in the 1990s, two separate and equally momentous events occurred, both of which would change the connection between forensic psychiatry and the law. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1993) and evidence-based practice (EBP) both emerged as elements that would stimulate assessment of the best available scientific evidence to be employed in reaching judicial decisions. Both empha...

A decade after physicians (including psychiatrists) endorsed the shift toward evidence-based medicine, the world’s largest association of psychologists, the American Psychological Association (APA), belatedly but officially embraced the tenets of evidence-based practice (EBP) [American Psychological Association (APA), 2006]. Other clinical psychology associations, including the Canadian Psychol...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To illuminate the experiences of oncology nurses who participated in an evidence-based practice (EBP) project in an institution with an EBP organizational structure. RESEARCH APPROACH A descriptive phenomenologic approach and in-depth interviews with each participant. SETTING An oncology-focused academic medical center with an established organizational infrastructure for...

results data analysis identified twenty subcategories and four main categories. main categories included barriers were related to laboring women, persons providing care, the organization environment and health system. conclusions the adoption of evidence based intrapartum care is a complex process. in this regard, identifying potential barriers is the first step to determine and apply effective...

Objective. To assess the effectiveness of an evidence-based practice (EBP) pharmacology elective course to teach EBP skills using the Fresno Test (FT). Methods. Pharmacy faculty members and medical librarians developed the elective course and offered it to two cohorts of doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students. A pre/post intervention study design was used. Seven of 12 FT items were chosen to meas...

Creating work environments that sustain open and supportive communication positively influence teamwork, staff satisfaction, and improved patient quality and safety. The Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (SBAR)-collaborative communication evidence-based practice (EBP) study described in this article introduced collaborative communication integrating SBAR communication proces...

INTRODUCTION Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of the current evidence in clinical decision making. The physiotherapy profession has expressed a commitment to the development and use of evidence. However, very little is known about the extent to which EBP is integrated in physiotherapy curricula in India. The purpose of this study was to describe int...

In healthcare, evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates clinical expertise with the best available external evidence from systematic research. Yet even with the aid of technology, implementation of EBP in many settings remains a challenge due in part to the complexity of the healthcare system and the lack of a strong theoretical and analytical foundation to guide implementation efforts. This pa...