Table 2.
Participant attitudes toward evidence-based practice (n = 473)
|
1 Strongly Disagree n(%) |
2 Disagree n(%) |
3 Neutral n(%) |
4 Agree n(%) |
5 Strongly Agree n(%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evidence-based practice is necessary in the practice of osteopathy | 2 (0.4) | 16 (3.4) | 38 (8) | 259(54.8) | 158 (33.4) |
| Professional literature (ie: journals & textbooks) and research findings are useful in my day-to-day practice | 2 (0.4) | 10 (2.1) | 37 (7.8) | 262 (55.4) | 162(34.3) |
| I am interested in learning or improving the skills necessary to incorporate evidence-based practice into my osteopathic practice | 2 (0.4) | 5 (1.1) | 18 (3.9) | 242 (51.1) | 206 (43.5) |
| Evidence-based practice improves the quality of my patient’s care | 4 (0.8) | 18 (3.9) | 90 (19) | 238 (50.3) | 123 (26) |
| Evidence-based practice assists me in making decisions about patient care | 3 (0.6) | 19 (4) | 81 (17.2) | 245 (51.8) | 125 (26.4) |
| Evidence-based practice takes into account my clinical experience when making clinical decisions | 4 (0.8) | 22 (4.7) | 78 (16.5) | 269 (56.9) | 100 (21.1) |
| Evidence-based practice takes into account a patient’s preference for treatment | 10 (2.1) | 111 (23.5) | 151 (31.9) | 146 (30.9) | 55 (11.6) |
| The adoption of evidence-based practice places an unreasonable demand on my practice | 33 (7) | 237 (50.1) | 144 (30.4) | 49 (10.4) | 10 (2.1) |
| There is a lack of evidence from clinical trials to support most of the treatments I use in my practice | 14 (3) | 133 (28.1) | 107 (22.6) | 179 (37.8) | 40 (8.5) |
| Prioritizing evidence-based practice within osteopathic practice is fundamental to the advancement of the profession | 8 (1.7) | 34 (7.2) | 60 (12.6) | 197 (41.7) | 174 (36.8) |