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Evidence-based practice: beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, and skills among Colombian physical therapists.
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- A survey of beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors about evidence-based practice in physical therapists of Latin America: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A Survey on the Use of Outcome Measures during Physical Therapy Interventions by Physical Therapists in Korea.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Teaching evidence-based practice to physiotherapy students in Italy: a cross sectional study.Archives of physiotherapy · 2023Article
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- Attitudes, perceptions and barriers around evidence-based practice in sports physiotherapy in Kenya.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2021Article
- Health Sciences-Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire (HS-EBP): Normative Data and Differential Profiles in Spanish Osteopathic Professionals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Knowledge, Attitude and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice among Physiotherapists Working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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- The tensions between micro-, meso- and macro-levels: physiotherapists' views of their role towards fall prevention in the community - a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Bridging the gap between research-based knowledge and clinical practice: a qualitative examination of patients and physiotherapists' views on the Otago exercise Programme.BMC geriatrics · 2019Article
- An investigation of Australian osteopaths' attitudes, skills and utilisation of evidence-based practice: a national cross-sectional survey.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Evidence-Based Physical Therapy Practice in the State of Kuwait: A Survey of Attitudes, Beliefs, Knowledge, Skills, and Barriers.JMIR medical education · 2019Article
- Are physical therapists in Viet Nam ready to implement evidence-based practice? A survey.BMC medical education · 2018Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and barriers towards evidence-based practice among physiotherapists in Malaysia.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2017Article
- Physiotherapists' behaviour, attitudes, awareness, knowledge and barriers in relation to evidence-based practice implementation in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.International journal of evidence-based healthcare · 2017Article
- Barriers against incorporating evidence-based practice in physical therapy in Colombia: current state and factors associated.BMC medical education · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe main purpose of this study was to describe a group of Colombian physical therapists' beliefs and attitudes towards Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), their education, knowledge and skills for implementing EBP, the use of relevant literature in clinical practice, access to and availability of scientific information and perceived barriers to including EBP in practice.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study which involved 1,064 Colombian physical therapists. The study used a 50-item screening questionnaire EBP developed to estimate attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and skills regarding. This instrument has been adapted and was validated previously in Colombia by Flórez-López et al.
resultsThe population mostly consisted of young females (77.2%) aged 22 to 29 years old (79.4%). Most respondents had an undergraduate degree (87.7%). The physical therapists stated that they had positive attitudes and beliefs regarding EBP, most of them answering that they agreed or strongly agreed that EBP is necessary (71.6%), the relevant literature is useful for practice (61.3%), EBP improves the quality of patient care (64.1%) and evidence helps in decision-making (44.5%). Forty-one percent of the respondents indicated that a lack of research skills was the most important barrier to the use of evidence in practice.
conclusionThe physical therapists reported that they had a positive attitude to EBP and were interested in learning about or improving the skills necessary to adopt EBP in their clinical practice.
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