Table 8.
Chiropractic facilitators to the uptake of evidence-based practice (n = 132)
| Not Useful N (%) |
Slightly Useful N (%) |
Moderately Useful N (%) |
Very Useful N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to the internet in your workplace |
11 (8.3) |
3 (2.3) |
22 (16.7) |
96 (72.7) |
| Access to free online databases in the workplace, (i.e., Cochrane and Pubmed) |
4 (3.0) |
5 (3.8) |
28 (21.2) |
95 (72.0) |
| Free access to online databases that usually require license fees (i.e., DynaMed and CINAHL) |
9 (6.8) |
7 (5.3) |
20 (15.2) |
96 (72.7) |
| Ability to download full-text/full-length journal articles |
5 (3.8) |
9 (6.8) |
17 (12.9) |
101 (76.5) |
| Access to online education materials related to evidence-based practice |
4 (3.0) |
7 (5.3) |
27 (20.5) |
94 (71.2) |
| Access to tools used to assist the critical appraisal/evaluation or research evidence. |
3 (2.3) |
16 (12.1) |
36 (27.3) |
77 (58.3) |
| Access to critically appraised topics relevant to your field (these are critical appraisals of single research papers) |
3 (2.3) |
10 (7.6) |
34 (25.8) |
85 (64.4) |
| Access to critical reviews of research evidence relevant to your field (these are critical reviews of multiple research papers addressing a single topic) |
2 (1.5) |
9 (6.8) |
36 (27.3) |
85 (64.4) |
| Access to research rating tools that facilitate critical appraisal of single research papers |
6 (4.5) |
16 (12.1) |
47 (35.6) |
63 (47.7) |
| Access to online tools that assist you to conduct your own critical appraisals of multiple research papers related to a single topic. |
12 (9.1) |
24 (18.2) |
35 (26.5) |
61 (46.2) |
Bold values indicate the highest number of responses for each item