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KMID : 1036620170050041009
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Journal of Korean Clinical Health Science
2017 Volume.5 No. 4 p.1009 ~ p.1014
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A comparison in the evidence-based practice(EBP) awareness of physical therapists versus occupational therapists
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Ko Hyeong-Jeong
Yang Kyeong-OK
Oh Myung-Hwa
Kim Jeong-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose. This study compared the awareness of the evidence-based practice(EBP) in 100 physical and occupational therapists.
Methods. A questionnaire on awareness was conducted to examine the attitude toward EBP, the educational experience of EBP, and the performance ability of EBP. A questionnaire consisted of items on the general characteristics, the attitude toward EBP, the educational experience of EBP, and the performance ability of EBP of the subjects. Data analysis was made by IBM SPSS Statistics Ver. 20. The EBP awareness was examined by the independent t-test.
Results. For the attitude toward EBP, there was a statistically significant difference in the item of ‘Therapists should judge whether they apply study results to individual patient. For the educational experience of EBP, there was no statistically significant difference in all items. For the performance ability of EBP, there was a statistically significant difference in the item about the ability to understand patient’s desire for treatment and treatment preference and the item about the ability to determine appropriate treatment process in cooperation with patients.
Conclusions. Both two groups showed very low results in the attitude toward EBP, the educational experience of EBP, and the performance ability of EBP. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance EBP education in undergraduate programs and the clinical field.
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KEYWORD
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Evidence-based Practice, attitudes, Educational experience, performance ability, physical therapist, occupational therapist
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