Table 3 Respondent attitudes (Part A) toward evidence-based practice (n = 312)
| 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 | 3 (1) | 7 (2) | 6 (2) | 143 (46) | 153 (49) | 4 (4–5) |
EBP improves the quality of my patient’s care | - | 11 (4) | 25 (8) | 143 (46) | 133 (43) | 4 (4–5) |
EBP assists me in making decisions about patient care | - | 6 (2) | 14 (4) | 152 (49) | 140 (45) | 4 (4–5) |
I am interested in learning or improving the skills necessary to incorporate EBP into my practice | 1 (0.3) | 2 (1) | 14 (4) | 124 (40) | 171 (55) | 5 (4–5) |
Professional literature (i.e., journals & textbooks) and research findings are useful in my day-to-day practice | 1 (0.3) | - | 10 (3) | 145 (46) | 153 (50) | 4.5 (4–5) |
Prioritizing EBP within chiropractic practice is fundamental to the advancement of the profession | 3 (1) | 13 (4) | 24 (8) | 150 (48) | 122 (39) | 4 (4–5) |
EBP takes into account my clinical experience when making clinical decisions | 2 (1) | 32 (10) | 50 (16) | 138 (44) | 90 (29) | 4 (3–5) |
EBP takes into account a patient’s preference for treatment | 4 (1) | 91 (29) | 98 (31) | 73 (23) | 46 (15) | 3 (2–4) |
There is a lack of evidence from clinical trials to support most of the treatments I use in my practice | 24 (8) | 146 (47) | 57 (18) | 78 (25) | 7 (2) | 2 (2–4) |
The adoption of EBP places an unreasonable demand on my practice | 61 (20) | 174 (56) | 44 (14) | 29 (9) | 4 (1) | 4 (4–4) |