Table 2.
Respondent self-reported skills in evidence-based practice (n = 56)
| 1 Low n (%) |
2 Low-moderate n (%) |
3 Moderate n (%) |
4 Moderate-high n (%) |
5 High n (%) |
Median (IQR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identifying precise clinical questions | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.6) | 12 (21.4) | 30 (53.6) | 11 (19.6) | 4 (3,4) |
| Identifying knowledge gaps in practice | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.8) | 23 (41.1) | 19 (33.9) | 12 (21.4) | 4 (3,4) |
| Locating professional literature | 1 (1.8) | 8 (14.3) | 14 (25.0) | 20 (35.7) | 13 (23.2) | 4 (3,4) |
| Online database searching | 4 (7.1) | 8 (14.3) | 13 (23.2) | 17 (30.4) | 14 (25.0) | 4 (3,5) |
| Retrieving evidence | 2 (3.6) | 15 (26.8) | 12 (21.4) | 16 (28.6) | 11 (19.6) | 3 (2,4) |
| Critical appraisal of evidence | 3 (5.4) | 9 (16.1) | 17 (30.4) | 16 (28.6) | 11 (19.6) | 3 (3,4) |
| Synthesis of research evidence | 3 (5.4) | 13 (23.2) | 16 (28.6) | 14 (25.0) | 10 (17.9) | 3 (2,4) |
| Applying research evidence to patient cases | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.6) | 15 (26.8) | 31 (55.4) | 8 (14.3) | 4 (3,4) |
| Sharing evidence with colleagues | 6 (10.7) | 11 (19.6) | 11 (19.6) | 18 (32.1) | 10 (17.9) | 4 (2,4) |
| Using findings from systematic reviews | 5 (8.9) | 6 (10.7) | 15 (26.8) | 16 (28.6) | 14 (25.0) | 4 (3,5) |
| Using findings from clinical research | 1 (1.8) | 5 (8.9) | 15 (26.8) | 24 (42.9) | 11 (19.6) | 4 (3,4) |
| Conducting clinical research | 10 (17.9) | 12 (21.4) | 18 (32.1) | 10 (17.9) | 6 (10.7) | 3 (2,4) |
| Conducting systematic reviews | 15 (26.8) | 13 (23.2) | 15 (26.8) | 9 (16.1) | 4 (7.1) | 3 (1,3) |
IQR Interquartile range; main response in bold