Differences in beliefs on and implementation of evidence‐based practice according to type of health care institution—A national cross‐sectional study among Slovenian nurses

Author(s):  
Brigita Skela‐Savič ◽  
Bojana Lobe

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana González-Torrente ◽  
Jordi Pericas-Beltrán ◽  
Miguel Bennasar-Veny ◽  
Rosa Adrover-Barceló ◽  
José M Morales-Asencio ◽  
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2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Sukesh Das

Background: NSI is an important but preventable occupational hazard among Health care workers (HCWs) all over the world. Objective:To assess prevalence of NSIs and related knowledge and practices among HCWs of a tertiary health care institution. Methods: It was an institution based, cross sectional study done among junior doctors (interns and house staffs) and nurses in a tertiary health care institution of Kolkata. Complete enumeration was done and sample size was 215. Aself-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: The prevalence of NSIs was 22.3%, more among junior doctors compared to nurses (28.3% vs. 11.7%), majority experiencing 1-3 incidents in last 3 months. Recapping of needle was the most common activity leading to NSIs (56.3%). Only 14.6% reported their NSIs to their authority. 64.2% of the study subjects were vaccinated against Hepatitis B. The study subjects had fair knowledge about the diseases transmitted by NSIs, but their practice on post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) was poor. Heavy workload, fatigue, lack of protective measures and inadequate training contributed to NSIs, as they reported. Conclusion: Greater awareness and willingness to adhere to the designed protocols for sharps management among HCWs are urgently needed to prevent this problem.



2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asrat Hailu Dagne ◽  
Mekonnen Haile Beshah ◽  
Bekalu Getnet Kassa ◽  
Eyaya Habtie Dagnaw

Abstract Background Implementation of evidence-based practice is crucial to enhance quality health care, professional development, and cost-effective health service. However, many factors influence the implementation of evidence-based practice. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the implementation of evidence-based practice and associated factors among nurses and midwives. Methods Institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted to assess the implementation of evidence-based practice and associated factors from February 15 to March 15, 2019, among 790 nurses and midwives. Data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 then exported to SPSS version 20 for statistical analysis. Categorical variables were presented as frequency tables. Continuous variables were presented as descriptive measures, expressed as mean and standard deviation. Cronbach’s alpha was used to measure reliability, mean, standard deviation, and inter-items correlation of the factors. Independent variables with a probability value (P-value) of less than 0.2 in the Chi-square analysis were entered in the multivariable logistic regression model. Statistically significant associated factors were identified at probability value (P-value) less than 0.05 and adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval. Results The mean age of participants was 28.35 (SD ± 4.5) years. This study revealed that 34.7% (95% CI 31.5–38%) of participants implemented evidence-based practice moderately or desirably. Age of participants (AOR = 5.98, CI 1.34–26.7), barriers of implementation of evidence-based practice (AOR = 4.8, CI 2.2–10.6), the attitude of participants (AOR = 5.02, CI 1.2–21.5), nursing/midwifery work index (AOR = 3.9, CI 1.4–10.87), self-efficacy of implementation of evidence-based practice skills (AOR = 12.5, CI 5.7–27.5) and knowledge of participants (AOR = 3.06, CI 1.6–5.77) were statistically significant associated factors of implementation of evidence-based practice Concussion Implementation of evidence-based practice of nurses and midwives was poor. Age of participants, barriers of implementation of evidence-based practice, the attitude of participants, self-efficacy of implementation of evidence-based practice skills, nursing/midwifery work index, and knowledge of participants were found to be predictors of implementation of evidence-based practice. Insufficient time and difficulty in judging the quality of research papers and reports were the most common barriers to the implementation of evidence-based practice.



Author(s):  
Amarjot Singh Gill ◽  
Nistara Singh Chawla ◽  
Sandeep Singh Saini

Background: The practices of various health-care professionals have been improvised to accommodate the on-going covid-19 pandemic situation. Different guidelines have been set in place to ease the process of re-opening of non-elective healthcare services like out-patient physiotherapy clinics. Although the measures taken should be guided by evidence based information, major consensus amongst practicing therapists needs to guide the India physiotherapy clinics. Objective: To identify and present the opinions of different physiotherapists about the various strategies for re-opening the out-patient physiotherapy clinics. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted. Over 169 participants were selected to participate in the survey according to the pre-decided inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data was collected and saved via google forms. Result and conclusion: A majority of respondents had a consensus over different strategies for re-opening the physiotherapy OPDs. These were regarding different measures to be adapted including modifications in the clinic infrastructure and the practice pattern. This would help in smoothly re-instating the physiotherapy services post the covid-19 lockdown.



2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 521-527
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Saleh Al-Busaidi ◽  
Saud Zahran Al Suleimani ◽  
Jonas Usbal Dupo ◽  
Nasser Khalfan Al Sulaimi ◽  
Vijayalakshmi Gopalan Nair






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