Table 3.
Summary of findings
| Author |
Individual determinants (predictor variables) |
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| Sociodemographic | Education | Beliefs and attitude | Involvement in research or EBP-related activities | Professional characteristics/experiences | Clinical setting or type of work environment | Information seeking | |
| Brown et al (OT)19 | √ | Level of education B = 0.10 SE B = 0.03 β = 0.14 P = 0.00 |
Attitude towards establishing best practice B = 0.18 SE B = 0.09 β = 0.15 P = 0.04 |
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| Salbach et al (PT)16 | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) Male 3.3 (1.4–8.0)α |
√ | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) Perceived usefulness of research 4.0 (2.0–7.9)α 3.2 (1.5–6.7)α* |
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) EBP education 2.7 (1.5–4.9)α 2.4 (1.1–5.5)α* |
Odds ratio (95% Confidence interval) Professional association membership 3.5 (1.7–7.3)α* |
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| Bridges et al (PT)17 | Age r = −0.07 r2 = 0.01 P = 0.026 |
Level of education r* = 0.29 P = 0.001 |
Practicality r = 0.27 r2 = 0.07 P = 0.001 Nonconformity r = 0.24 r2 = 0.06 P = 0.001 |
Years licensed as a PT r = −0.10 r2 = 0.01 P = 0.002 % of time in direct patient care r = −0.07 r2 = 0.01 P = 0.025 |
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| Nelson and Steele (Mental health)20 | √ | Positive about research B = 0.07 SE B = 0.02 β = 0.28 P = <0.001 |
EBP class B = 0.36 SE B = 0.10 β = 0.21 P = <0.001 |
√ | Clinical setting B = −0.21 SE B = 0.11 β = −0.11 P = <0.001 |
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| Byham-Gray et al (Diet)21 | √ | Level of education r = 0.28 P = <0.001 |
Taken a research course r = 0.28 P = <0.001 |
Professional association membership r = 0.18 P = < 0.01 Work status r = 0.26 P = <0.001 |
Employment setting r = −0.15 P = <0.05 |
Frequency of professional reading r = 0.35 P = <0.001 Last time read research r = 0.41 P = <0.001 |
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| Grimmer-Somers et al (PT)18 | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) Master’s degree/PhD 2.4 (1.0–5.7) |
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) Positive about research 2.3 (3.5–42.4) |
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) Experience of research 2.6 (1.2–5.6) |
√ | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) Working in hospital 3.9 (1.4–10.5) |
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Abbreviations: B, unstandardized regression coefficients; SE B, unstandardized regression coefficients standard error; α, Ratio of the odds of searching ≥ 2 times compared with searching ≤ 1 time in a typical month; α*, Ratio of the odds of reading ≥ 2 times compared with reading ≤ 1 time in a typical month; β, standard regression coefficients; r, Pearson’s correlation; r*, Spearman correlation; √, Predictor variable examined by the study but no significant correlation was found.