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ArticleResearch in nursing & health2025

The Measurement of Evidence-Based Healthcare Competence of Nurses and Associated Background Factors: A Scoping Review.

Henna Härkönen, Hanna-Maria Hannila, Anne Oikarinen, Maria Kääriäinen, Saija Ylimäki, Anne-Mari Hietaniemi, Arja Holopainen, Miia Jansson, Tarja Pölkki, Pirjo Kaakinen and 2 more

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Henna HärkönenFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-6819-9392
Hanna-Maria HannilaFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0009-0009-6028-2541
Anne OikarinenFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3509-8912
Maria KääriäinenFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8295-8172
Saija YlimäkiFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7247-1491
Anne-Mari HietaniemiFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.
Arja HolopainenThe Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8351-3543
Miia JanssonFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-5815-0325
Tarja PölkkiFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8301-9537
Pirjo KaakinenFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-4991-671X
Outi KansteFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8634-0628
Anna-Maria TuomikoskiFaculty of Medicine, Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), University of Oulu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9387-9058

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Abstract

Advancing evidence-based practice requires nurses to have competence in the spectrum of evidence-translation process known as evidence-based healthcare. A scoping review was conducted to identify the instruments used to measure nurses evidence-based healthcare competence and map the associated background factors. The review followed the JBI guidelines with a search made to seven databases CINAHL (EBSCO), PubMed, Scopus, Medic and gray literature EBSCO Open Dissertations & MedNar in 2021 and 2023. A total of 52 studies were included. Nurses' evidence-based healthcare competence related areas were measured with various instruments (n = 23). A total of 24 background factors were examined of which the six most frequently examined with reported associations to nurses' evidence-based competence were: educational level, work experience, EBP education, age, clinical setting, and research experience. Future research should examine the relation of measurement instruments to evidence-based healthcare competence, healthcare requirements and nursing roles, with further exploring the significance of background factors.

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Clinical CompetenceEvidence-Based NursingHumansbackground factorscompetenceevidence‐based healthcareevidence‐based practiceinstrumentnurse

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PMCPMC12405975

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