Table 5.
Participants’ awareness towards evidence-based practice implementation
| Terms or phrases | N (%) | ||||
| Never heard it | Have heard it but do not understand | Understand a little | Understand very well | Understand completely and could explain to others | |
| EBP as a term | 87 (23.1) | 37 (9.8) | 52 (13.8) | 88 (23.4) | 112 (29.8) |
| EBP steps/cycle | 116 (30.9) | 51 (13.6) | 85 (22.6) | 78 (20.7) | 46 (12.2) |
| Quality of evidence | 28 (7.4) | 34 (9) | 103 (27.4) | 120 (31.9) | 91 (24.2) |
| Systematic review | 23 (6.1) | 38 (10.1) | 71 (18.9) | 113 (30.1) | 131 (34.8) |
| Randomized controlled trial | 44 (11.7) | 35 (9.3) | 69 (18.4) | 97 (25.8) | 131 (34.8) |
| PICO | 151 (40.2) | 45 (12) | 57 (15.2) | 44 (11.7) | 79 (21) |
| Critical appraisal | 108 (28.7) | 62 (16.5) | 76 (20.2) | 54 (14.4) | 76 (20.2) |
| Forest plot | 217 (57.7) | 45 (12) | 51 (13.6) | 37 (9.8) | 26 (6.9) |
| Relative risk | 63 (16.8) | 48 (12.8) | 102 (27.1) | 93 (24.7) | 70 (18.6) |
| Likelihood ratio | 144 (38.3) | 48 (12.8) | 88 (23.4) | 48 (12.8) | 48 (12.8) |
| Confidence interval | 96 (25.5) | 63 (16.8) | 88 (23.4) | 63 (16.8) | 66 (17.6) |
| Effect size | 67 (17.8) | 40 (10.6) | 84 (22.3) | 91 (24.2) | 94 (25) |
| Risk of bias | 85 (22.6) | 47 (12.5) | 71 (16.2) | 81 (21.5) | 92 (24.5) |
| Healthcare databases | 70 (18.6) | 39 (10.4) | 61 (16.2) | 73 (19.4) | 133 (35.4) |
EBP, evidence-based practice; PICO, Population/Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome.