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

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.

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Filipa Batista Cardoso ◽  
Diana Gabriela Simões Marques Santos ◽  
Joana Filipa Cunha Rodrigues ◽  
Nichole Bento ◽  
Rogério Manuel Clemente Rodrigues ◽  
...  
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.

scholarly journals The Use of an Online Module to Increase Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Evidence-based Practice Knowledge and Skills

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad Egan ◽  
Susan Cahill ◽  
Cheryl Huber-Lee ◽  
Minetta Wallingford
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
Online Module ◽  
Fresno Test ◽  
Practice Knowledge ◽  
Occupational Therapy Practitioners

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of an optional, self-paced, online module to increase occupational therapy practitioners’ knowledge and skills related to evidence-based practice (EBP). Method: Participants’ EBP knowledge and skills were evaluated using the Adapted Fresno Test (AFT) after they completed the online module. Results: Twenty-nine occupational therapy practitioners (25 OTR/L, 4 COTA/L) completed the entire 17-month initiative. Nineteen practitioners (65.5%) used the supplemental online module and 10 (34.5%) did not. Analyses of AFT scores revealed a mean test score of 83.00 (n = 19, SD + 31.11) for participants who utilized the online EBP module and a mean test score of 56.20 (n = 10, SD + 36.67) for participants who did not use the module. An independent sample t test (equal variances assumed) revealed that participants who used the online module achieved statistically significantly higher scores ( p = 0.048, < 0.05) on the AFT. Discussion: The findings from this study suggest that the online EBP module was a useful support in significantly improving occupational therapy practitioners’ knowledge and skills related to evidence-based practice. Conclusions: Online modules may be an effective tool to teach practitioners about EBP. More research is needed to identify particular features of online learning modules that are the most effective in increasing practitioners’’ EBP knowledge and skills.

scholarly journals A Pilot Study Evaluating the Development and Implementation of a Feasible, Evidence-based, Group Cognitive Training Program Within an Older People’s Mental Health Service

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Woolf ◽  
Danielle Gately ◽  
Leanne Kaplan ◽  
Zeeshan Shahnawaz ◽  
Louisa Margaret Norrie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Medium Effect ◽  
Evidence Based

Abstract Background and objectivesIn the absence of a cure for dementia, investigation of novel strategies aimed at delaying or preventing the onset of dementia are gaining momentum. In this regard, using the RE-AIM framework, we outline steps taken to adapt and implement an evidence-based cognitive training program for older adults ‘at risk’ of developing dementia within a clinical setting of a major metropolitan hospital. The primary aim was to explore feasibility (or ‘reach’), tolerability (or ‘implementation’), and acceptability (or ‘adoption’). The secondary aim was to explore the most sensitive clinical outcomes and measurement tools (i.e. ‘efficacy’) to inform a subsequent formal feasibility randomised controlled trial. MethodThis was an exploratory feasibility pilot study, using a pre-post single-arm study design. We conducted this study within the Older People’s Mental Health Service at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Seventy-nine participants, with a mean age of 78 years (SD=5.8, range=67-94) were enrolled. All enrolled participants engaged in ‘Club Connect’ an adaptation of a 10-week, group-based multifaceted program, comprised of psychoeducation and computer-based cognitive training. At baseline and follow-up, all participants completed a battery of neuropsychological tests and several questionnaires related to mood and psychosocial functioning. ResultsImplementing cognitive training within a clinical setting was feasible, well tolerated and accepted by participants. Further, cognitive training was associated with large to very large effect size improvements in verbal learning, memory for verbal and visual information, and semantic fluency, as well as quality of life, and reductions in anxiety and stress. We also found small to medium effect size improvements for other cognitive and psychosocial outcomes. ConclusionsOur preliminary findings support the feasibility of translating a group-based cognitive training program into the clinical setting, and provide key data to facilitate the next phase of implementation.

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

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson Martins da Silva ◽  
Daniela Pereira Valentim ◽  
Adriana Leite Martins ◽  
Rosimeire Simprini Padula
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Cosmin Checklist ◽  
Fresno Test ◽  
New Instruments

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.

scholarly journals Older and Wiser? The Need to Reexamine the Impact of Health Professionals Age and Experience on Competency-Based Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237796082110290
Author(s):  
Jing Xu ◽  
Kristen Hicks-Roof ◽  
Chloe E. Bailey ◽  
Hanadi Y. Hamadi
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teams ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Introduction Delivery of healthcare services makes up a complex system and it requires providers to be competent and to be able to integrate each of the institute of medicine’s (IOM) 5 core competencies into practice. However, healthcare providers are challenged with the task to be able to understand and apply the IOM core competencies into practice. Objective The purpose of the study was to examine the factors that influence health professional’s likelihood of accomplishing the IOM core competencies. Methods A cross-sectional study design was used to administer a validated online survey to health providers. This survey was distributed to physicians, nursing professionals, specialists, and allied healthcare professionals. The final sample included 3,940 participants who completed the survey. Results The study findings show that younger health professionals more consistently practice daily competencies than their older counterparts, especially in the use of evidence-based practice, informatics, and working in interdisciplinary teams. Less experienced health professionals more consistently applied quality improvement methods but less consistently used evidence-based practice compared to their more experienced counterparts. Conclusion There is a need to understand how health professionals’ age and experience impact their engagement with IOM’s core competencies. This study highlights the need for educational resources on the competencies to be tailored to health providers’ age and experience.

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