ArticleBMC medical education2015
Barriers against incorporating evidence-based practice in physical therapy in Colombia: current state and factors associated.
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- Colombian Physiotherapists' Use of Functional Outcome Measures in Their Practice.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2019Article
- Training programmes to improve evidence uptake and utilisation by physiotherapists: a systematic scoping review.BMC medical education · 2018Article
- Evidence-Based Practice in Primary Care Occupational Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Sweden.Occupational therapy international · 2018Article
- Which learning activities enhance physiotherapy practice? A systematic review protocol of quantitative and qualitative studies.Systematic reviews · 2017Article
- Personal and organizational characteristics associated with evidence-based practice reported by Brazilian physical therapists providing service to people with stroke: a cross-sectional mail survey.Brazilian journal of physical therapyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence-based practice (EBP) has been widely implemented in differing areas of physiotherapy. Nevertheless, few studies have investigated EBP-related barriers amongst Latin-American physical therapists working in primary care. The primary objective of this study was to describe the current state concerning perceived barriers engagement in EBP among physical therapy in Colombia. A secondary objective was to identify factors associated with barriers to implementation EBP.
methodsA cross-sectional online survey was conducted. The study involved physical therapists working in public and private hospital who were contacted through professional networks (Email, Facebook®, ResearchGate® and Linked-In®) and invited to participate. Multiple logistic regression (MLR) and multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) were used for examining factors associated with perceived barriers to including EBP in their work.
resultsThe final sample size was 1064 (77.2 % female). Forty-one percent of the respondents indicated that a "lack of research skills" was the most important barrier to evidence being used in practice. MLR analysis suggested that several variables were associated with perceived barriers to including EBP: i.e. hours of work per week, current main role in therapy center and undergraduate degree. The MCA model established two groups of similarities regarding the different barriers; the "lack of understanding of statistical analysis", "insufficient time" and "understanding of the English in which articles are written" barriers were weighted more heavily regarding in the first group (the second factor on MCA) and the rest barriers on the second group (first factor on the MCA).
conclusionsAlthough most physiotherapists had a positive opinion regarding EBP, they considered that they needed to improve their knowledge, skills and attitudes towards EBP. Initiatives to advance EBP in Colombia with no academic or research tradition should primarily target practitioner-level factors.
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