Table 6 Associations between skills and barriers for finding, reviewing and using evidence I clinical practice
From: Factors influencing the development of evidence-based practice among nurses: a self-report survey
Barriers | Self-reported skills | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Beginner or novice | Quite good | Competent or expert | P value1 | |
Barriers to finding evidence | ||||
I do not know how to find appropriate research reports | <0.001 | |||
Agree strongly/agree | 90 (40.2) | 3 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
Neither agree nor disagree | 62 (27.7) | 19 (16.0) | 5 (8.5) | |
Disagree/disagree strongly | 72 (32.1) | 97(81.5) | 54 (91.5) | |
Research reports are not easy to find | <0.001 | |||
Agree strongly/agree | 98 (43.6) | 28 (23.5) | 4 (6.8) | |
Neither agree nor disagree | 100 (44.4) | 45 (37.8) | 10 (16.9) | |
Disagree/disagree strongly | 27 (8.5) | 46 (38.7) | 45 (76.3) | |
Reviewing research-based evidence | ||||
I find it difficult to understand research reports | <0.001 | |||
Agree strongly/agree | 89 (34.0) | 9 (8.8) | 3 (7.7) | |
Neither agree nor disagree | 121(46.2) | 40 (39.2) | 4 (10.3) | |
Disagree/disagree strongly | 52 (19.8) | 53 (52.0) | 32 (82.1) | |
I do not feel confident in judging the quality of research reports | <0.001 | |||
Agree strongly/agree | 177 (67.6) | 30 (29.7) | 3 (7.7) | |
Neither agree nor disagree | 63 (24.0) | 24 (23.8) | 9 (23.1) | |
Disagree/disagree strongly | 22 (8.4) | 47 (46.5) | 27 (69.2) | |
Use of research-based evidence to change practice | ||||
I do not feel confident about beginning to change my practice | <0.001 | |||
Agree strongly/agree | 61 (21.2) | 9 (10.5) | 1 (4.0) | |
Neither agree nor disagree | 112 (38.9) | 29 (33.7) | 5 (20.0) | |
Disagree/disagree strongly | 115 (39.9) | 48 (55.8) | 19 (76.0) | |
I lack authority in the work place to change practice | <0.001 | |||
Agree strongly/agree | 64 (82.1) | 10 (12.8) | 4 (5.1) | |
Neither agree nor disagree | 118 (77.1) | 30 (19.6) | 5 (3.3) | |
Disagree/disagree strongly | 108 (63.5) | 46 (27.1) | 16 (9.4) | |