A Psychometric Study of the Student Evidence-Based Practice Scale S-EBPQ-Arabic Version for Use among Undergraduate Nursing Students

Table 4

Item-level descriptive statistics of the S‐EBPQ (N = 233).

Items	Mean	SD	Skewness	Kurtosis	Corrected item total correction
(1) Formulated a clearly answerable question	4.64	1.77	−0.56	−0.34	0.401
(2) Tracked down the relevant evidence once you have formulated the question	4.58	1.78	−0.58	−0.40	0.399
(3) Critically appraised, against set criteria any literature you have discovered	4.78	1.73	−0.53	−0.37	0.536
(4) Integrated the evidence you have found with your expertise	4.87	1.84	−0.69	−0.45	0.503
(5) Evaluated the outcomes of your practice	5.09	1.86	−0.89	−0.18	0.488
(6) Shared this information with colleagues	5.27	1.77	−0.87	−0.14	0.492
(7) I resent having my clinical practice questioned	5.94	1.57	−1.54	2.34	0.436
(8) Evidence-based practice is a waste of time	5.84	1.66	−1.21	1.62	0.380
(9) I stick to tried and trusted methods rather than changing to anything new	5.56	1.72	−0.14	0.74	0.402
(10) Research skills	4.33	1.40	−0.14	−0.17	0.427
(11) Converting your information needs into a research question	4.21	1.40	0.20	−0.37	0.504
(12) Awareness of major information types and sources	4.62	1.50	−0.11	−0.60	0.579
(13) Knowledge of how to retrieve evidence	4.42	1.53	−0.06	−0.70	0.528
(14) Ability to analyse critically evidence against set standards	3.94	1.23	−0.09	0.78	0.487
(15) Ability to determine how valid (close to the truth) the material is	4.60	1.39	−0.16	−0.45	0.563
(16) Ability to determine how useful (clinically applicable) the material is	4.79	1.54	−0.19	−0.67	0.560
(17) Ability to identify gaps in your professional practice	4.74	1.45	−0.35	−0.32	0.651
(18) Ability to apply information to individual cases	4.87	1.42	−0.47	−0.23	0.679
(19) Sharing of ideas and information with colleagues	5.29	1.51	−0.72	−0.01	0.639
(20) Dissemination of new ideas about care to colleagues	5.05	1.47	−0.47	−0.44	0.594
(21) Ability to review your own practice	5.22	1.55	−0.69	−0.15	0.658