Promoting Critical Care Nurses’ Information Literacy Through an Evidence-Based Practice Workshop: A Quasi-Experimental Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kobra Esfandani ◽  
Shahla Aliyari ◽  
Amir Hossein Pishgooei ◽  
Abbas Ebadi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Quasi Experimental

scholarly journals A Quasi-Experimental Study of a Basics of Evidence-Based Practice Educational Intervention for Health and Social Care Professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 237796082092595
Author(s):  
Hanna-Leena Melender ◽  
Susanne Salmela ◽  
Bernd Pape
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Third ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Education is one of the central interventions to promote evidence-based practice (EBP) in service organizations. An educational intervention to promote EBP among health and social care professionals was implemented in a Finnish hospital. The aim of this study was to explore the outcomes of an educational intervention, focusing on the basics of EBP for health and social care professionals, using a quasi-experimental study design. The data were collected with a questionnaire before, immediately after, and 6 months after the education ( n = 48). The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests. Immediately after the education, an increase was found in the EBP knowledge of participants, in participants’ confidence in their own ability to conduct database searches and read scientific articles, and in the number of participants using databases at work. Six months after the education, improvements were still found between the first and the third measurement in the participants’ knowledge and confidence in their own ability to conduct database searches and read scientific articles. The number of those who had made an initiative about a research topic regarding the development of their own work had increased from the first to the third measurement. The educational intervention produced a statistically significant improvement on most of the areas evaluated. Significant improvements were often found even 6 months after the education was finished. However, the low completion rate and a quasi-experimental before and after design limit the conclusions that can be derived from this study.

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