Table 1.
Awareness of evidence-based practice (EBP)
|
All respondents |
Aware of EBP |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 6,160 | N = 5,038 (%) | ||
|
Gender |
|
|
<0.001 |
| Male |
942 |
815 (86.5%) |
|
| Female |
5,218 |
4,223 (80.9%) |
|
|
Age (years) |
|
|
<0.001 |
| 20 ~ 30 |
2,760 |
2,083 (75.5%) |
|
| 31 ~ 40 |
2,571 |
2,211 (86.0%) |
|
| 41 ~ 50 |
664 |
599 (90.2%) |
|
| > 50 |
165 |
145 (87.9%) |
|
|
Working experience (years) |
|
|
<0.001 |
| < 5 |
2,108 |
1,611 (76.4%) |
|
| 5 ~ 10 |
2,384 |
1,934 (81.1%) |
|
| > 10 |
1,668 |
1,493 (89.5%) |
|
|
Academic level |
|
|
<0.001 |
| Technical school |
1,846 |
1,384 (75.0%) |
|
| Junior college |
1,809 |
1,464 (80.9%) |
|
| Bachelor’s* |
2,062 |
1,773 (86.0%) |
|
| Master’s |
401 |
377 (94.0%) |
|
| Doctorate |
42 |
40 (95.2%) |
|
|
Faculty position (%) |
|
|
<0.001 |
| Yes |
1,219 |
1,129 (92.6%) |
|
| No |
4,941 |
3,909 (79.1%) |
|
|
Director (%) |
|
|
<0.001 |
| With |
620 |
597 (96.3%) |
|
| Without |
5,540 |
4,441 (80.2%) |
|
|
Profession |
|
|
<0.001 |
| Physician |
645 |
614 (95.2%) |
|
| Nurse |
4,206 |
3,354 (79.7%) |
|
| Pharmacist |
430 |
401 (93.3%) |
|
| Physical therapist |
179 |
149 (83.2%) |
|
| Technician |
537 |
382 (71.1%) |
|
| Other | 163 | 138 (84.7%) |
* The bachelor’s curriculum is seven years for medical school, six years for dental school, and four years for the other specialties.