RESULTS Many physiotherapists hold positive attitudes towards EBP .
However , this does not necessarily translate into consistent , high- quality EBP .
Many barriers to EBP implementation are apparent , including : lack of time and skills , and misperceptions of EBP .
BACKGROUND Despite clear benefits of the Evidence -Based Practice ( EBP ) approach to ensuring quality and consistency of care , its uptake within physiotherapy has been inconsistent .
OBJECTIVES Synthesis e the findings of research into EBP barriers , facilitators and interventions in physiotherapy and identify methods of enhancing adoption and implementation .
Descriptors of American Physical Therapy Association physical therapist members' reading of professional publications
One of the components of evidence -based practice ( EBP ) is reading the literature . The purpose of this investigation was 1 ) to determine which publications are read most frequently by physical therapists ( PTs ) , 2 ) to identify employment and education characteristics related to reading patterns , and 3 ) to determine how PTs use information gained from reading professional publications . A survey was constructed , pretested , revised , and then mailed to a r and om sample of 1,000 physical therapists , 500 from the general American Physical Therapy Association ( APTA ) membership and 500 from the combined Geriatric and Orthopedic section memberships . The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics . After all mailings , 43.3 % of the sample responded . Of those responding , 66.3 % were employed as clinicians , 14.7 % as clinician-administrators , 6 % as educators , and 4.9 % as administrators . Overall , and for clinicians , the two most frequently read professional publications were non peer- review ed . For clinician groups “ patient management ” was among the top two most selected uses of information from reading professional publications . Educators and those with an advanced doctorate indicated “ class lectures ” as either their second most frequently selected use or tied for first with “ keeping current . ” Only educators and those with or pursuing an advanced doctorate reported using information from reading professional publications for “ research ideas ” or “ research methods ” among their top five uses . Slightly more than 10 % of the respondents cited a peer- review ed published article as having been most influential on their practice . Non peer- review ed professional publications appear to serve as a more frequent source of information for “ patient management ” than do peer- review ed publications . Efforts to increase the use of EBP need to be explored and evaluated for impact on physical therapists ’ practice
RESULTS Many physiotherapists hold positive attitudes towards EBP .
However , this does not necessarily translate into consistent , high- quality EBP .
Many barriers to EBP implementation are apparent , including : lack of time and skills , and misperceptions of EBP .
BACKGROUND Despite clear benefits of the Evidence -Based Practice ( EBP ) approach to ensuring quality and consistency of care , its uptake within physiotherapy has been inconsistent .
OBJECTIVES Synthesis e the findings of research into EBP barriers , facilitators and interventions in physiotherapy and identify methods of enhancing adoption and implementation .