Evidence-Based Physiotherapy Practice in Paediatric Subdiscipline: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia

This cross-sectional study explored the behaviour, knowledge, skills and resources, opinion, and perceived barriers of paediatric physiotherapists practising in Saudi Arabia regarding evidence-based practice (EBP). Sixty-eight paediatric physiotherapists from Saudi Arabia participated. Data were col...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) 2022-11, Vol.10 (11), p.2302
Main Authors: Alghadier, Mshari, Elnaggar, Ragab K, Alasraj, Muneera I, Khan, Najwa, Almeiman, Aseil, Albesher, Reem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Clinical medicine
Colleges & universities
Cross-sectional studies
decision making
Evidence-based medicine
evidence-based practice
healthcare
Knowledge
Likert scale
Online data bases
Pediatrics
Physical therapists
Physical therapy
physiotherapy
Questionnaires
rehabilitation
Saudi Arabia
Surveys
Training
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Summary:This cross-sectional study explored the behaviour, knowledge, skills and resources, opinion, and perceived barriers of paediatric physiotherapists practising in Saudi Arabia regarding evidence-based practice (EBP). Sixty-eight paediatric physiotherapists from Saudi Arabia participated. Data were collected by electronic questionnaire and the Likert scale was used to score knowledge, skills and resources, opinion, and barriers to EBP implementation. Approximately 78% of the participants were motivated to use EBP in their daily practise and 82.3% have reported the use of best scientific evidence in their clinical practise. Participants with higher database usage over the last 6 months showed significant association with EBP knowledge scores (t = 2.46, p = 0.01), skills and resources scores (t = 3.81, p < 0.001), and opinion scores (t = 2.43, p = 0.01). Furthermore, a higher level of education in participants was significantly associated with EBP knowledge scores (t = 2.41, p = 0.01). Most paediatric physiotherapists believed that EBP is essential in their clinical practise as it improves patient care and quality of health services. Difficulty in obtaining full-text papers and lack of time were identified as major barriers to implementing EBP followed by the lack of management support, motivation in research, and EBP training.
ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare10112302