Table 2.
Scores of each EBPQ item (N = 648).
| Item | Score (mean ± SD) | Response patterns % responding 1–4∗ |
Priority item rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice | |||
| Critically appraising literature | (3.76 ± 1.27) | 75.2 | 1 |
| Evaluating the outcomes of own practice | (3.76 ± 1.40) | 72.2 | 2 |
| Sharing information with colleagues | (3.98 ± 1.54) | 64.7 | 3 |
| Integrating evidence with expertise | (4.11 ± 1.33) | 63.9 | 4 |
| Finding relevant evidence | (4.30 ± 1.25) | 61.1 | 5 |
| Formulating clear questions | (4.58 ± 1.11) | 52.3 | 6 |
| Attitudes | |||
| Making time in a work schedule for research | (3.84 ± 1.29) | 72.8 | 1 |
| Welcoming questions on own practice | (4.97 ± 1.31) | 40.1 | 2 |
| Changing practice due to evidence found | (5.09 ± 1.26) | 35.2 | 3 |
| EBP is fundamental to professional practice | (5.07 ± 1.28) | 34 | 4 |
| Knowledge/skills | |||
| Research skills | (3.97 ± 1.17) | 83.8 | 1 |
| Critically analyzing evidence against set standards | (3.79 ± 1.13) | 75.3 | 2 |
| Retrieving evidence | (4.01 ± 1.01) | 70.5 | 3 |
| Determining the validity (close to the truth) of material | (4.05 ± 1.05) | 69.9 | 4 |
| Converting information needs into a research question | (3.76 ± 1.27) | 68.4 | 5 |
| Awareness of major information types/sources | (4.11 ± 1.08) | 65.7 | 6 |
| Determining how useful (clinically applicable) material is | (4.18 ± 1.01) | 63.9 | 7 |
| IT skills | (4.20 ± 1.10) | 63.1 | 8 |
| Monitoring and reviewing practice | (4.28 ± 1.00) | 61.7 | 9 |
| Applying information to individual cases | (4.28 ± 1.10) | 60.8 | 10 |
| Identifying gaps in professional practice | (4.35 ± 0.96) | 58.2 | 11 |
| Reviewing own practices | (3.76 ± 1.27) | 52.5 | 12 |
| Disseminating new ideas about care to colleagues | (4.58 ± 1.19) | 50.5 | 13 |
| Sharing ideas and information with colleagues | (4.61 ± 1.16) | 48.1 | 14 |
∗1 means never/poor; 7 means always/best.