Table 2.
Self-efficacy, attitudes and behaviour across students randomised to blended and didactic learning approaches
| Question | Blended learning (Mean ± SD) n=44 | Didactic learning (Mean ± SD) n=38 | Mean difference (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice of evidence-based practice | |||
| 1. How often have you formulated a clearly answerable question as the beginning of the process towards filling an information gap? | 6.22 ± 0.16 | 4.21 ± 0.33 | 2.01 (1.29 to 2.73)* |
| 2. How often have you tracked down the relevant evidence once you have formulated the question? | 6.13 ± 0.20 | 5.05 ± 0.24 | 1.08 (0.45 to 1.7)* |
| 3. How often have you critically appraised any literature you have discovered? | 5.63 ± 0.27 | 4.26 ± 0.32 | 1.37 (0.52 to 2.2)* |
| 4. How often have you integrated the evidence you have found with your activities? | 5.72 ± 0.27 | 4.10 ± 0.28 | 1.62 (0.82 to 2.41)* |
| 5. How often have you evaluated the outcomes of your EBCP practice? | 5.50 ± 0.28 | 3.26 ± 0.36 | 2.24 (1.31 to 3.15)* |
| 6. How often have you shared information that you’ve gathered with colleagues? | 5.50 ± 0.34 | 4.78 ± 0.32 | 0.72 (−0.23 to 1.65) |
| Attitude towards evidence-based practice | |||
| 7. New evidence is so important that I make the time in my work schedule | 5.09 ± 0.32 | 3.73 ± 0.21 | 1.36 (0.56 to 2.14)* |
| 8. I welcome questions on my practice | 6.09 ± 0.22 | 5.31 ± 0.18 | 0.78 (0.19 to 1.35)* |
| 9. Evidence based practice is fundamental to professional practice | 6.63 ± 0.12 | 6.15 ± 0.14 | 0.48 (0.09 to 0.85)* |
| 10. My practice has changed because of evidence I have found | 5.68 ± 0.21 | 5.10 ± 0.23 | 0.58 (−0.04 to 1.20) |
| Knowledge/skills associated with evidence-based practice | |||
| 11. How would you rate your research skills? | 5.09 ± 0.21 | 3.73 ± 0.19 | 1.36 (0.78 to 1.92)* |
| 12. How would you rate your IT skills? | 5.68 ± 0.24 | 4.47 ± 0.22 | 1.21 (0.54 to 1.87)* |
| 13. How would you rate your ability to monitor and review your EBCP skills? | 5.22 ± 0.26 | 3.73 ± 0.20 | 1.49 (0.80 to 2.17)* |
| 14. How would you rate your ability to convert your information needs into a clinical question? | 5.95 ± 0.19 | 4.68 ± 0.15 | 1.27 (0.76 to 1.77)* |
| 15. How would you rate your awareness of major information types and sources? | 5.27 ± 0.25 | 5.26 ± 0.13 | 0.01 (−0.59 to 0.61) |
| 16. How would you rate your ability to identify gaps in your professional practice? | 4.81 ± 0.19 | 4.36 ± 0.20 | 0.45 (−0.12 to 1.02) |
| 17. How would you rate your knowledge of how to retrieve evidence? | 5.31 ± 0.24 | 4.94 ± 0.18 | 0.37 (−0.25 to 1.00) |
| 18. How would you rate your ability to analyse critically evidence? | 5.09 ± 0.20 | 4.15 ± 0.16 | 0.94 (0.40 to 1.46)* |
| 19. How would you rate your ability to determine how valid (close to the truth) the material is? | 5.00 ± 0.26 | 4.05 ± 0.19 | 0.95 (0.27 to 1.61)* |
| 20. How would you rate your ability to determine how useful (clinically applicable) the material is? | 5.68 ± 0.18 | 4.57 ± 0.12 | 1.11 (0.64 to 1.56)* |
| 21. How would you rate your ability to apply information to individual cases? | 5.40 ± 0.18 | 4.78 ± 0.17 | 0.62 (0.10 to 1.13)* |
| 22. How would you rate your sharing of ideas and information with colleagues? | 5.18 ± 0.27 | 4.84 ± 0.19 | 0.34 (−0.35 to 1.03) |
| 23. How would you rate your dissemination of new ideas about care to colleagues? | 5.31 ± 0.27 | 3.89 ± 0.16 | 1.42 (0.75 to 2.09)* |
| 24. How would you rate your ability to review your own practice? | 5.22 ± 0.24 | 4.15 ± 0.14 | 1.07 (0.47 to 1.66)* |
*p-value < 0.05.