Table 3 Respondent attitudes toward evidence-based practice (n = 56)
| Â | 1 Strongly Disagree n (%) | 2 Disagree n (%) | 3 Neutral n (%) | 4 Agree n (%) | 5 Strongly Agree n (%) | Median (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EBP is necessary in the practice of chiropractic | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.8) | 15 (26.8) | 40 (71.4) | 5 (4,5) |
EBP improves the quality of my patient’s care | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (7.1) | 18 (32.1) | 34 (60.7) | 5 (4,5) |
EBP assists me in making decisions about patient care | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.8) | 23 (41.1) | 32 (57.1) | 5 (4,5) |
I am interested in learning or improving the skills necessary to incorporate EBP into my practice | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (10.7) | 18 (32.1) | 32 (57.1) | 5 (4,5) |
Professional literature (i.e. journals & textbooks) and research findings are useful in my day-to-day practice | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (44.6) | 31 (55.4) | 5 (4,5) |
Prioritizing EBP within chiropractic practice is fundamental to the advancement of the profession | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.8) | 6 (10.7) | 16 (28.6) | 33 (58.9) | 5 (4,5) |
EBP takes into account my clinical experience when making clinical decisions | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.4) | 7 (12.5) | 22 (39.3) | 24 (42.9) | 4 (4,5) |
EBP takes into account a patient’s preference for treatment | 4 (7.1) | 8 (14.3) | 17 (30.4) | 11 (19.6) | 16 (28.6) | 3 (3,5) |
There is a lack of evidence from clinical trials to support most of the treatments I use in my practice | 8 (14.3) | 31 (55.4) | 9 (16.1) | 7 (12.5) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (2,3) |
The adoption of EBP places an unreasonable demand on my practice | 22 (39.3) | 23 (41.1) | 7 (12.5) | 4 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1,2) |