Table 1.
1. | In making clinical decisions, I value clinical experience more than scientific studies. (Reversed)* |
3. | In making clinical decisions, seeking evidence from scientific studies makes a lot of sense to me.* |
4. | In making clinical decisions, assessing the quality of the research evidence makes a lot of sense to me.* |
7. | Clinical experience is the most reliable way to know what really works. (Reversed)* |
9. | Patient care should be based where possible on scientific studies rather than the opinions of respected practitioners.* |
10. | Critical appraisal of the literature and its relevance to the patient are not very practical in real patient care. (Reversed)* |
12. | Practice guidelines for physical therapy should be based on evidence from scientific studies rather than consensus opinion.* |
13. | Seeking relevant evidence from scientific studies is not very practical in real patient care. (Reversed)* |
*Response Strongly Disagree < 1,2,3,4,5,6 > Strongly Agree