Background Previous research supports the claim that managers are vital players in the implementation of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), yet little is known about interventions aiming to develop managers’ leadership in facilitating implementation. In this pilot study, process evaluation was employed to study the feasibility and usefulness of a leadership intervention by exploring the inter...

This review provides an overview of how the four nations construct policy around supporting autistic people and identifies supports which are considered evidence-based practice (EBP). Video-based interventions a recommended EBP for specifically within National Institute Health Care Excellence autism guidelines. We highlight that EBP's can be difficult to identify conclude with recommendation ev...

Abstract Background Although evidence-based practice (EBP) is largely supported across healthcare professions, its implementation in manual therapy professions such as osteopathy remains limited and debated. There currently little knowledge of how Spanish osteopaths relate to EBP. Objectives The main aim this study was investigate the attitudes, skills use EBP among osteopaths. A secondary iden...

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015415.61 Background and aims: This study aimed to determine the barriers to implementation of EBP among nurses. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Zahedan City, South East of Iran, in 2014. The questionnaire of barriers to implementation of EBP consists of 27 statements which were distributed among 280 nurses. Results: More than half of the participants a...

BACKGROUND A validated and reliable instrument was developed to knowledge, attitudes and behaviours with respect to evidence-based practice (EBB-KABQ) in medical trainees but requires further adaptation and validation to be applied across different health professionals. METHODS A modified 33-item evidence-based practice scale (EBP-KABQ) was developed to evaluate EBP perceptions and behaviors ...

In Bulgaria numerous approaches are used to treat stuttering, yet there is a paucity of empirically based research concerning stuttering treatment outcomes. ‘‘Evidence-based’’ treatments, built on well-researched and scientifically validated techniques, remain relatively rare in the field of stuttering and are usually limited to behavioral and fluency shaping approaches (Boberg & Kully, 1994; B...

This study aimed to determine the barriers to implementation of EBP among nurses. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Zahedan City, South East of Iran, in 2014. The questionnaire of barriers to implementation of EBP consists of 27 statements which was distributed among 280 nurses. More than half of the participants agreed that 56% and 57% of barriers to implementation of evidence based ...

OBJECTIVES To determine to what extent RNs in an acute care multihospital system used research findings in their practice; what types of knowledge they used in their practice; and what personal, professional, and organizational factors enhanced or hindered their research utilization. METHODS A cross-sectional, descriptive, online survey design was used. The survey, which asked about use of re...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become widely established in many branches of medicine, including psychiatry. In this article, I argue that it is incumbent upon a forensic psychiatrist to examine this concept following a trend in legal decisions that increasingly demand that we based our opinion on a scientific foundation. I will briefly discuss the shortcomings of EBP and how they have been ...

The process of evidence-based practice (EBP) guides clinicians in the integration of individual clinical expertise, patient values and expectations, and the best available evidence. Becoming proficient with this process takes time and consistent practice, but should ultimately lead to improved patient outcomes. The EBP process entails 5 steps: (1) formulating an appropriate question, (2) perfor...