ArticleHealth research policy and systems2021
Cross-cultural adaption and psychometric investigation of the German version of the Evidence Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS-36D).
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- Attitudes of Generation Y Nurses Toward Evidence-Based Nursing Practice: A Mixed-Methods Study.Nursing open · 2025Article
- Reexamining the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale-36 (EBPAS-36) in a U.S. sample of trauma-focused treatment providers.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Attitudes Toward and Usage of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices for Autistic Youth in Bangladesh and Germany: A Cross-Cultural Comparison.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Pilot study of implementing Managing and Adapting Practice in a German psychotherapy master's program.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Climate for evidence-based mental health care implementation in Germany: psychometric investigation of the Implementation Climate Scale (ICS).Scientific reports · 2023Article
- A web-survey assessed attitudes toward evidence-based practice among psychotherapists in Austria.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of PSYCHOnlineTHERAPY: Study Protocol of a Multicenter Blended Outpatient Psychotherapy Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial for Patients With Depressive and Anxiety Disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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backgroundThe implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) in mental health care confers many benefits to patients, and research into factors facilitating the implementation of EBP is needed. As an important factor affecting the implementation of EBP, service providers' attitudes toward EBP emerged. The Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS-36) is an instrument with good psychometric characteristics that measures positive and ambivalent attitudes toward EBP. However, a German version is missing. The present study therefore aims to provide a validated German translation of the EBPAS-36.
methodsThe scale was translated and back-translated as recommended by standard procedures. German psychotherapists were recruited to participate in an online survey. They provided demographic and professional information, completed the EBPAS-36, the Implementation Climate Scale (ICS) and the Intention Scale for Providers (ISP). Standard item and reliability analyses were conducted. Construct validity was evaluated with exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) in two subsamples (random split). Convergent validity was tested by predicting a high positive correlation of the EBPAS-36D with two scores of attitudes of the ISP and an interest in EBP score. It was tested whether the EBPAS-36D predicts the intention to use EBP.
resultsN = 599 psychotherapists participated in the study. The item analyses showed a mean item difficulty of p
conclusionsThe present study confirms good psychometric properties and validity of a German version of the EBPAS-36 in a sample of psychotherapists.
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