Table 7.
Chiropractic barriers to the uptake of evidence-based practice (n = 132)
| Not a Barrier N (%) |
Minor Barrier N (%) |
Moderate Barrier N (%) |
Major Barrier N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lack of Time | 27 (20.5) | 30 (22.7) | 46 (34.8) | 29 (22.0) |
| Lack of Resources (i.e., access to a computer, the internet or online databases) | 81 (61.4) | 30 (22.7) | 13 (9.8) | 8 (6.1) |
| Lack of clinical evidence in complementary and alternative medicine | 32 (24.2) | 48 (36.4) | 42 (31.8) | 10 (7.6) |
| Insufficient skills for locating research | 54 (40.9) | 44 (33.3) | 27 (20.5) | 7 (5.3) |
| Insufficient skills for interpreting research | 52 (39.4) | 50 (37.9) | 26 (19.7) | 4 (3.0) |
| Insufficient skills to critically appraise/evaluate research | 40 (30.3) | 57 (43.2) | 29 (22.0) | 6 (4.5) |
| Insufficient skills to apply research finding to clinical practice | 50 (37.9) | 67 (50.8) | 11 (8.3) | 4 (3.0) |
| Lack of incentive to participate in evidence-based practice | 62 (47.0) | 36 (27.3) | 29 (22.0) | 5 (3.8) |
| Lack of interest in evidence-based practice | 79 (59.8) | 36 (27.3) | 15 (11.4) | 2 (1.5) |
| Lack of relevance to Chiropractic | 68 (51.5) | 38 (28.8) | 19 (14.4) | 7 (5.3) |
| Lack of university support for evidence-based practice | 56 (42.7) | 36 (27.3) | 23 (17.4) | 17 (12.9) |
| Lack of industry support for evidence-based practice | 48 (36.4) | 39 (29.5) | 29 (22.0) | 16 (12.1) |
| Patient preference for treatment | 39 (29.5) | 56 (42.4) | 29 (22.0) | 8 (6.1) |
Bold values indicate the highest number of responses for each item