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Table 5 Self-reported attention to literature

From: A survey of Australian chiropractors’ attitudes and beliefs about evidence-based practice and their use of research literature and clinical practice guidelines

Times per month

 

None or once

2-5

6-10

11-15

16 or more

Read/review research/literature related to my clinical practice (n = 581)

16.5%

45.1%

20.1%

8.1%

10.2%

I use professional literature and research findings in the process of clinical decision-making (n = 579)

21.2%

44.7%

15.4%

5.5%

13.1%

I use The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, PUBMED or other databases to search for practice-relevant literature/research (n = 579)

45.3%

30.6%

11.9%

4.7%

7.6%