Table 4 Response frequency and means of Skills in EBP items (Part B of E-BASE)
PART B Items | Poor (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | Advanced(5) | Mean (Range=1-5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Identifying answerable clinical questions | 0.3% | 3.0% | 18.6% | 52.5% | 25.6% | 4.0 |
Identifying knowledge gaps in practice | 0.4% | 3.5% | 29.5% | 50.0% | 16.7% | 3.8 |
Locating professional literature | 1.7% | 8.6% | 25.5% | 38.7% | 25.5% | 3.8 |
Online database searching | 3.7% | 12.1% | 25.3% | 35.2% | 23.7% | 3.6 |
Retrieving evidence | 3.0% | 11.4% | 28.5% | 38.5% | 18.6% | 3.6 |
Critical appraisal of evidence | 1.9% | 10.6% | 31.2% | 42.4% | 13.9% | 3.6 |
Synthesis of research evidence | 3.7% | 15.8% | 34.6% | 36.6% | 9.3% | 3.3 |
Applying research evidence to patient cases | 1.7% | 8.0% | 27.2% | 48.9% | 14.2% | 3.7 |
Using findings from clinical research | 1.5% | 7.1% | 29.1% | 47.4% | 14.9% | 3.7 |
Sharing evidence with colleagues | 4.8% | 18.0% | 30.6% | 33.3% | 13.3% | 3.3 |
Using findings from systematic reviews | 6.3% | 19.2% | 30.7% | 34.0% | 9.8% | 3.2 |
Conducting systematic reviews | 17.0% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 18.4% | 4.8% | 2.6 |
Conducting clinical research | 36.8% | 29.5% | 20.9% | 10.3% | 2.5% | 2.1 |