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Table 2 Attitudes, facilitators, barriers and confidence of using EBP

From: International web survey of chiropractic students about evidence-based practice: a pilot study

 

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Slightly Disagree

Slightly Agree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Mean*

SD

Attitudes

        

1.I think that chiropractic is composed of a balanced combination between philosophy, art and science. (n = 636)

2.2

7.2

5.0

13.1

36.2

36.3

4.8

1.3

2. I think that the use of research evidence is an important factor in chiropractic care. (n = 636)

0.6

1.4

1.3

8.2

33.3

55.2

5.4

0.9

3. I think that research evidence has little impact on chiropractic care. (n = 631)

37.6

36.1

12.7

6.2

4.6

2.9

2.1

1.3

4. I think that evidence- based practice is a temporary fad. (n = 631)

38.4

35.8

13.2

6.8

3.6

1.9

2.1

1.2

5. I feel that I need more training in evidence- based practice to be able to apply research evidence into chiropractic care. (n = 635)

5.7

11.5

12.1

25.0

30.9

14.8

4.1

1.4

6. I find it easy to understand research evidence. (n = 635)

2.4

6.3

15.0

32.0

34.6

9.8

4.2

1.1

Facilitators

        

1. I feel that my institution incorporates research evidence into chiropractic education well. (n = 592)

4.2

7.4

11.5

27.4

38.0

11.5

4.2

1.3

2. I have a good teacher(s) at my institution who is(are) familiar with evidence-based practice principles.(n = 591)

2.5

3.0

6.4

18.8

41.8

27.4

4.8

1.2

3. I have at least one good role model of chiropractor who is familiar with evidence-based practice principles.(n = 592)

1.7

6.6

7.1

16.0

37.3

31.3

4.7

1.2

Barriers

        

1. I am comfortable reading research evidence in English. (n = 572)

2.8

0.2

1.0

7.0

32.5

56.5

5.4

1.0

2. I have enough time to search medical/healthcare literature. (n = 570)

9.8

21.4

19.5

28.8

17.2

3.3

3.3

1.3

3. I have enough time to read medical/healthcare literature. (n = 570)

8.4

20.5

23.0

30.2

15.6

2.3

3.3

1.3

 

Not confident at all

Not very confident

Slightly not Confident

Slightly Confident

Confident

Very Confident

Mean†

SD

Confidence

        

1. Assessing study design (n = 572)

7.2

12.5

11.6

36.6

26.5

5.6

3.8

1.3

2. Evaluating bias (n = 572)

4.7

7.4

10.4

31.8

37.1

8.6

4.2

1.2

3. Evaluating the adequacy of sample size (n = 570)

5.5

6.7

10.8

28.0

39.2

9.9

4.2

1.3

4. Assessing generalisability (n = 572)

5.4

8.6

14.8

30.4

34.3

6.5

4.0

1.3

5. Evaluating statistical tests/principles (n = 570)

7.4

14.1

18.2

33.2

22.2

4.9

3.6

1.3

6. Assessing the general worth of research articles (n = 570)

4.1

5.6

9.7

30.9

41.8

7.9

4.3

1.2

  1. Numbers listed are percentages unless otherwise noted.
  2. *Mean scores for Attitudes, Facilitators and Barriers: Likert scale where 1 = Strongly Disagree and 6 = Strongly Agree.
  3. †Mean scores for Confidence: Likert scale where 1 = Not confident at all and 6 = Very confident.
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