Table 2 Frequency of Evidence Based Practice Behaviours in past two months

Shared the outcomes of quality assurance activities / research with discipline colleagues verbally (n = 32)

n = 5, 15.62%

n = 22, 68.75%

n = 5, 15.62%

n = 0

Shared the outcomes of quality assurance activities / research in the form of a report or presentation to discipline colleagues (n = 32)

n = 14, 43.75%

n = 17, 53.12%

n = 1, 3.12%

n = 0

Shared the outcomes of quality assurance activities / research with colleagues from a different discipline (n = 31)

n = 15, 48.39%

n = 16, 51.61%

n = 0

n = 0

Changed your clinical practice as a result of quality assurance activities / research (n = 31)

n = 9, 29.03%

n = 22, 70.97%

n = 0

n = 0

Evaluated the impact of evidence based practice on patient outcomes formally (i.e. through quality assurance activities or study) (n = 33)

n = 27, 81.81%

n = 6, 18.19%

n = 0

n = 0

Evaluated the impact of evidence based practice on patient outcomes informally (i.e. through observation or discussion) (n = 28)

n = 10, 35.71%

n = 14, 50.00%

n = 4, 14.29%

n = 0

Evaluated the impact of evidence based practice on clinician or system outcomes formally (though quality assurance activities or study) (n = 33)

n = 25, 75.75%

n = 8, 24.25%

n = 0

n = 0

Evaluated the impact of evidence based practice on clinician or system outcomes informally (though observation or discussion) (n = 32)

n = 13, 40.62%

n = 17, 53.12%

n = 2, 6.25%

n = 0

Promoted the utilisation of outcomes from quality assurance activities / research to colleagues (n = 33)

n = 12, 36.36%

n = 19, 57.57%

n = 2, 6.07%

n = 0

Shared the outcomes from quality assurance activities / research with patients or carers (n = 32)

n = 23, 71.87%

n = 7, 21.87%

n = 2, 6.25%

n = 0