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Table 10 The most frequently reported barriers and facilitators to EBP use among Norwegian Chiropractors, and the percentage of respondents who agreed

From: Investigating attitudes, skills, and use of evidence-based practice among Norwegian chiropractors; a national cross-sectional study

Barriers of EBP use

Facilitators of EBP use

Insufficient skills to critically appraise the literature (75%)

Access to the internet in the workplace (89%)

Lack of clinical evidence in chiropractic (74%)

Access to free online databases in the workplace (74%)

Insufficient skills to apply research findings to practice (71%)

The ability to download full-text journal articles (65%)

Insufficient skills for interpreting research (69%)

Access to online education materials related to EBP (62%)

Insufficient skills for locating research (66%)

Access to critical reviews of research evidence relevant to chiropractic (57%)

Lack of incentive to participate in EBP (66%)

Access to critical appraised topics relevant to chiropractic (53%)

Lack of time (61%)

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