Skills and barriers in the use of the Evidence Based Practice by Primary Healthcare Professionals

Skills and barriers in the use of the Evidence Based Practice by Primary Healthcare Professionals

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https://doi.org/10.22298/rfs.2024.v12.n1.8061

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Evidence Based Practice, Clinical decision-making, Science., Interventions.

Abstract

Introduction: Health professionals need to provide safe and effective treatments and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is an alternative to acting with greater responsibility and assertiveness. Despite the advantages provided by this method, its use is incipient among health professionals in Brazil. Objective: The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge of primary care health professionals about EBP and identify the main barriers that prevent its adoption. Methodology: Health professionals who work in Basic Health Units (UBS) in a municipality in Minas Gerais were invited to the research. Knowledge about EBP was assessed using the QECPBE-20 questionnaire and the main barriers were assessed using a structured form. The statistics were descriptive, and the Shapiro-Wilk test was used to assess the distribution of continuous variables. Results: Eleven professionals participated in the study. In the QECPBE, professionals obtained a score of 3.89±1.79 in “Day-to-day practices” and 4.23±1.35 in “Knowledge, Skills and Abilities”. In the “Attitudes” domain, the median score was 6.00 (5.00-7.00). Conclusion: The barriers most indicated by professionals were lack of time (72.7%), difficulty in analyzing methodological quality (54.5%) and reading in foreign languages ​​(45.5%). In addition, they know the model, have positive attitudes about EBP, but have average skills and little use it daily.

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Matheus Augusto Teixeira dos Santos , Centro Universitário de Formiga

Fisioterapeuta graduado pelo Centro Universitário de Formiga (2021). Pós-graduando em fisioterapia traumato-ortopédica e desportiva pelo UNIFENAS - Divinópolis.

Thaiane Paula Lima Henrique, Centro Universitário de Formiga

Fisioterapeuta graduada pelo Centro Universitário de Formiga (2023). 

Andrei Pereira Pernambuco , Centro Universitário de Formiga

Fisioterapeuta. Pós-doutorado em Biologia Celular pelo Departamento de Morfologia do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (ICB/UFMG - 2015). Professor e pesquisador do Centro Universitário de Formiga.

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2024-07-20

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TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS , M. A.; PAULA LIMA HENRIQUE, T.; PEREIRA PERNAMBUCO , A. Skills and barriers in the use of the Evidence Based Practice by Primary Healthcare Professionals: Skills and barriers in the use of the Evidence Based Practice by Primary Healthcare Professionals. FisiSenectus Journal, Chapecó, Brasil, v. 12, n. 1, p. 12–24, 2024. DOI: 10.22298/rfs.2024.v12.n1.8061. Disponível em: https://pegasus.unochapeco.edu.br/revistas/index.php/fisisenectus/article/view/8061. Acesso em: 25 nov. 2024.

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