Evidence-Based Practice and Its Associated Factors among Health Professionals Working at Public Hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Organizational-related factors for evidence-based practice among healthcare professionals working at public hospitals in Illu Aba Bora and Buno Bedele Zones, Southwest Ethiopia, 2022 ().
Variables
Yes (%)
No (%)
Lack of computer access to practice EBP
275 (67.2)
134 (32.8)
Lack of Internet access to practice EBP
285 (69.7)
124 (30.3)
Lack of access in new treatment guidelines to practice EBP
188 (46.0)
221 (54.0)
Lack of library access to practice EBP
350 (85.6)
59 (14.4)
Lack of training about evidence-based practice
337 (82.4)
72 (17.6)
Difficulty in understanding English to use the literature
122 (27.7)
287 (70.2)
Inability to implement recommendations of research studies into clinical practice
153 (37.4)
256 (62.6)
Difficulty in judging the quality of research papers and reports
192 (46.9)
217 (53.1)
Difficulty in determining the applicability of research findings
178 (43.5)
231 (56.5)
No sufficient time to find new guidelines/protocols online
236 (57.7)
173 (42.3)
Difficult to understand recent national treatment guidelines and protocols
143 (35.0)
266 (65.0)
The culture of your team is not receptive to changing practice
202 (49.4)
207 (50.6)
Lack of authority in the workplace to change practice
303 (74.1)
106 (25.9)
Managers do not support the use of evidence-based practice
319 (78.0)
90 (22)
No interdisciplinary discussion during patient management
