| 1 Strongly Disagree n (%) | 2 Disagree n (%) | 3 Neutral n (%) | 4 Agree n (%) | 5 Strongly Agree n (%) | Median (IQR) |
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EBP is necessary in the practice of naprapathy | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.5) | 6 (4.4) | 54 (39.4) | 74 (54.0) | 5 (4,5) |
Professional literature (i.e. journals & textbooks) and research findings are useful in my day-to-day practice | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 7 (5.1) | 58 (42.3) | 71 (51.8) | 5 (4,5) |
I am interested in learning or improving the skills necessary to incorporate EBP into my practice | 2 (1.5) | 2 (1.5) | 10 (7.3) | 54 (39.4) | 69 (50.4) | 5 (4,5) |
EBP improves the quality of my patient’s care | 3 (2.2) | 3 (2.2) | 11 (8.0) | 61 (44.5) | 59 (43.1) | 4 (4,5) |
EBP assists me in making decisions about patient care | 1 (0.7) | 4 (2.9) | 14 (10.2) | 59 (43.1) | 59 (43.1) | 4 (4,5) |
Prioritizing EBP within naprapathic practice is fundamental to the advancement of the profession | 5 (3.6) | 9 (6.6) | 18 (13.1) | 61 (44.5) | 44 (32.1) | 4 (4,5) |
EBP takes into account my clinical experience when making clinical decisions | 4 (2.9) | 17 (12.4) | 26 (19.0) | 59 (43.1) | 31 (22.6) | 4 (3,4) |
EBP takes into account a patient’s preference for treatment | 13 (9.5) | 43 (31.4) | 30 (21.9) | 41 (29.9) | 10 (7.3) | 3 (2,4) |
There is a lack of evidence from clinical trials to support most of the treatments I use in my practice | 28 (20.4) | 63 (46.0) | 22 (16.1) | 18 (13.1) | 6 (4.4) | 2 (2,3) |
The adoption of EBP places an unreasonable demand on my practice | 26 (19.0) | 77 (56.2) | 21 (15.3) | 9 (6.6) | 4 (2.9) | 2 (2,3) |