RT Journal Article
T1 Evidence-based practice nurses' competency: Spanish national survey and establishment of a scale of the EBP-COQ-Prof©.
A1 Ramos-Morcillo, Antonio Jesús
A1 Fernández-Salazar, Serafín
A1 Leal-Costa, César
A1 Ruzafa-Martinez, Maria
K1 competence
K1 evidence-based practice
K1 implementation
K1 nurse
K1 questionnaire
K1 scale
K1 setting norms
K1 survey
AB To discover the level of evidence-based practice competency of Spanish nurses, to develop a scale of the EBP-COQ-Prof© and to analyse the influence of different variables on the level of competency. The evidence-based practice competency has previously been assessed using a wide variety of instruments, although these have methodological limitations and lack associated scales that allow for the interpretation of the score obtained. Observational, cross-sectional, national study. Using an online questionnaire, data were obtained between January and March 2020 from nurses working in the National Health System. An ANOVA was performed along with multiple regression analyses. The T-score and percentiles were calculated to obtain the scale of the EBP-COQ-Prof©. 2,942 nurses participated. The score for the evidence-based practice competency was 130.29 (standard deviation 17.55). The multiple regression analysis showed a model comprised of 8 variables that explained 33% of the variance. The Spanish nurses have a moderate level of evidence-based practice competency. The scale classifies the subjects into 3 levels: low, moderate and high competency. The scale proposed for the EBP-COQ-Prof© could be utilized to facilitate the diagnosis of evidence-based practice competency, and to monitor and plan individual and collective strategies to improve this competency.
YR 2020
FD 2020-12-20
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16707
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16707
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DS RISalud
RD Apr 5, 2025