Instruments to assess Evidence-Based Practice among healthcare professionals: a systematic review

The study makes it possible to select the most appropriate instruments to evaluate the use of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) among health professionals. The objective of this study was to assess the measurement properties, summarize and describe the instruments that evaluate the use of EBP in health professionals, currently available through the update of the systematic review. The study was conducted and reported according to recommendations of the PRISMA checklist. A systematic search was conducted in the databases: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and ERIC. In addition, three groups of search terms: EBP terms; evaluation; cross-cultural adaptation and measurement proprieties. They included studies that showed assessment tools of EBP in healthcare workers in general publication of full-text scientific articles, which tested the measurement properties and publication of an article in English. Searches included published studies from 2006 until July 2020. Evaluation of the methodological quality of the studies was conducted according to the COSMIN initiative. 92 studies were included. Forty new instruments have been identified to assess EBP. From these, most were developed for nursing professionals and physiotherapists. More than 48% of studies have American and Australian English as their native language. Only 28% of the studies included students in the samples. Reliability was considered appropriate (sufficient) in 76% of the instruments. The COSMIN checklist classified 7 (seven) instruments as being suitable for use in the target audience. However, Fresno Test remains the most appropriate instrument for assessing the use of EBP in healthcare professionals. 40 new instruments that assess EBP have been identified. Most are consistent and reliable for measuring the use of EBP in healthcare professionals. The Fresno Test, in a list of seven reliable and valid instruments for analysis, remains the most used and the one that most assesses the domains of EBP.

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A systematic review of the effectiveness of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) programs for allied health professionals

The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports ◽

10.11124/01938924-201008081-00017 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 8 (Supplement) ◽

pp. 1-13

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Allied Health ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Allied Health Professionals

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Promoting evidence-based practice: training health professionals for the evidence synthesis

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2021-0180 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 55 ◽

Author(s):

Daniela Filipa Batista Cardoso ◽

Diana Gabriela Simões Marques Santos ◽

Joana Filipa Cunha Rodrigues ◽

Nichole Bento ◽

Rogério Manuel Clemente Rodrigues ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Training Program ◽

Systematic Reviews ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Evidence Synthesis ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Centre Of Excellence ◽

Satisfaction Evaluation ◽

Students Satisfaction

ABSTRACT Objective: To report the experience of the Portugal Centre For Evidence Based Practice (PCEBP): a JBI Centre of Excellence in the training of health professionals, researchers, and professors in the Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program, a course on Evidence Synthesis, specifically on Systematic Literature Reviews. Method: This article aims to report the experience of the Portugal Centre For Evidence Based Practice: a JBI Centre of Excellence in the implementation of the Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program that trains health professionals, researchers, and teachers to develop Systematic Reviews, according to the JBI approach. Results: By the end of 2020, 11 editions of the course had been developed with 136 participants from different educational and health institutions, from different countries. As a result of the training of these participants, 13 systematic reviews were published in JBI Evidence Synthesis and 10 reviews were published in other journals. Conclusion: The reported results and the students’ satisfaction evaluation allow us to emphasize the relevance of the course for health professionals training on evidence synthesis.

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Health professionals’ views on the barriers and enablers to evidence-based practice for acute stroke care: a systematic review

Implementation Science ◽

10.1186/s13012-017-0599-3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Leonard Baatiema ◽

Michael E. Otim ◽

George Mnatzaganian ◽

Ama de-Graft Aikins ◽

Judith Coombes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Acute Stroke ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Stroke Care ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Acute Stroke Care ◽

Barriers And Enablers

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Measuring the teamwork performance of teams in crisis situations: a systematic review of assessment tools and their measurement properties

BMJ Quality & Safety ◽

10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008260 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 327-337 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Sylvain Boet ◽

Nicole Etherington ◽

Sarah Larrigan ◽

Li Yin ◽

Hira Khan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Data Extraction ◽

Educational Interventions ◽

Risk Of Bias ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Measurement Properties ◽

Measurement Instruments ◽

Health Measurement ◽

Cosmin Checklist ◽

Crisis Situations

BackgroundEducational interventions to improve teamwork in crisis situations have proliferated in recent years with substantial variation in teamwork measurement. This systematic review aimed to synthesise available tools and their measurement properties in order to identify the most robust tool for measuring the teamwork performance of teams in crisis situations.MethodsSearches were conducted in Embase (via OVID), PsycINFO, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Education Resources Information Center, Medline and Medline In-Process (via OVID) (through 12 January 2017). Studies evaluating the measurement properties of teamwork assessment tools for teams in clinical or simulated crisis situations were included. Two independent reviewers screened studies based on predetermined criteria and completed data extraction. Risk of bias was assessed using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist.ResultsThe search yielded 1822 references. Twenty studies were included, representing 13 assessment tools. Tools were primarily assessed in simulated resuscitation scenarios for emergency department teams. The Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM) had the most validation studies (n=5), which demonstrated three sources of validity (content, construct and concurrent) and three sources of reliability (internal consistency, inter-rater reliability and test–retest reliability). Most studies of TEAM’s measurement properties were at no risk of bias.ConclusionsA number of tools are available for assessing teamwork performance of teams in crisis situations. Although selection will ultimately depend on the user’s context, TEAM may be the most promising tool given its measurement evidence. Currently, there is a lack of tools to assess teamwork performance during intraoperative crisis situations. Additional research is needed in this regard.

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A Pilot Study of the Evidence Based Practice Training Program for Filipino Physiotherapists: Emerging Evidence on Outcomes and Acceptability

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice ◽

10.46743/1540-580x/2012.1399 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Janine Dizon ◽

Karen Grimmer-Somers ◽

Saravana Kumar

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Training Program ◽

Developing Country ◽

Effect Size ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

The Philippines ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Knowledge And Skills ◽

Fresno Test

Background: The use of evidence to guide clinical practice has been challenging for health professionals across the globe. Issues of implementing the evidence become even more challenging among health professionals in developing countries because of cultural and contextual issues which compound the existing implementation barriers reported in the literature. An evidence based practice (EBP) training was developed for physiotherapists in a developing country (the Philippines) based on the literature and preliminary exploratory studies. The training program aimed to address issues of barriers to EBP and the nature of practice in a developing country. This study reports the process and findings of pilot testing the training program (EBP for FilPTs). Objectives: The objectives of the pilot study were to, 1) Estimate the effect size of the EBP training program in enhancing knowledge and skills in EBP, 2) Determine the sample size for a subsequent RCT, 3) Test the acceptability of the EBP training program, and, 4) Refine the components of the intervention (training program) as needed. Methods: Seven physiotherapists purposively sampled from one training institution which does not provide training on evidence-based practice were randomly allocated to the intervention (EBP for FilPTs) and the waitlist control groups. Pre-post intervention measures of knowledge and skills associated with EBP were assessed using the Adapted Fresno test. Participants and observers completed an evaluation summary and commented on the program Results and Conclusion: The EBP training program resulted in significant and large improvement (Effect Size = 0.8) in knowledge and skills. It was considered by participants to be an effective, acceptable, and practical medium to teach EBP to physiotherapists.

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Systematic review of the measurement properties of instruments utilized to diagnose Temporomandibular Disorders according to the COSMIN checklist

Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences ◽

10.20396/bjos.v15i4.8650046 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 308

Author(s):

Marília Barbosa Santos Garcia ◽

Ana Paula Amaral ◽

Cid Andre Fidelis de Paula Gomes ◽

Fabiano Politti ◽

Daniela Aparecida Biasotto-Gonzalez

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Temporomandibular Disorders ◽

Quality Criteria ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Target Language ◽

Measurement Properties ◽

Floor Effect ◽

Cosmin Checklist ◽

Culturally Adapted

Introduction: Most of the instruments used in Brazil to diagnose Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) were developed in another Language. To effectively use instruments that were created in another language, it must be translated into the relevant target language before cross-cultural adaptation. Clinimetric tests should also be performed. Measurement properties consist of quality criteria related to evaluation instruments. These criteria are necessary to determine the quality of the instruments used in Brazil. Objectives: The aim of the present systematic review was to assess the quality of the measurement properties of instruments utilized to diagnose TMD. Methods: Systematic searches were performed of the PUBMED, SCIELO, LILACS and SCIENCE DIRECT databases. Studies addressing questionnaires translated and cross-culturally adapted for use in Brazil were retrieved and the quality of the measurement properties was analyzed using the COSMIN checklist. Results: In the 11 eligible articles, 10 instruments were identified. The studies were evaluated based on their analysis of structural validity, internal consistency, reproducibility (concordance and reliability), responsiveness, ceiling effect and floor effect. None the assessment tools had all its measurement properties tested. Conclusion: The measurement properties of the instruments were not completely tested. Thus, care must be taken when interpreting the scores of these questionnaires.

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School health assessment tools: a systematic review of measurement in primary schools

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.9459 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. e9459

Author(s):

Maryam Kazemitabar ◽

Ali Moghadamzadeh ◽

Mojtaba Habibi ◽

Rezvan Hakimzadeh ◽

Danilo Garcia

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Primary Schools ◽

School Health ◽

Health Assessment ◽

Risk Of Bias ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Measurement Properties ◽

Cosmin Checklist

Background This systematic review aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the school health’s assessment tools in primary schools through COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist. We examined the studies that have addressed the measurement properties of school-health instruments to give a clear overview of the quality of all available tools measuring school health in primary schools. This systematic review was registered in PROPERO with the Registration ID: CRD42020158158. Method Databases of EBSCOhost, PubMed, ProQuest, Wily, PROSPERO, and OpenGrey were systematically searched without any time limitation to find all full-text English journal articles studied at least one of the COSMIN checklist measurement properties of a school-health assessment tool in primary schools. The instruments should be constructed based on a school health model. The eligible studies were assessed by COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist to report their quality of methodology for each measurement property and for the whole study by rating high, moderate or low quality. Results At the final screening just seven studies remained for review. Four studies were tool development, three of them were rated as “adequate” and the other study as “very good”; five studies examined the content validity, three of them were appraised as “very good”, and the two remaining as “inadequate”. All seven studies measured structural validity, three of them were evaluated as “very good”, three other were scored as “adequate”, and the last study as “inadequate”. All the seven studies investigated the internal consistency, five of them were assessed as “very good”, one was rated as “doubtful”, and the last one as “inadequate”. Just one study examined the cross-cultural validity and was rated as “adequate”. Finally, all seven studies measured reliability, two of them were rated as “very good” and the rest five studies were appraised as “doubtful”. All rating was based on COSMIN checklist criteria for quality of measurement properties assessment. Conclusion The number of studies addressing school health assessment tools was very low and therefore not sufficient. Hence, there is a serious need to investigate the psychometric properties of the available instruments measuring school health at primary schools. Moreover, the studies included in the present systematic review did not fulfill all the criteria of the COSMIN checklist for assessing measurement properties. We suggest that future studies consider these criteria for measuring psychometric properties and developing school health assessment tools.

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