Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice Competency among Greek Undergraduate Nursing Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- What is the mean score of the EBP-COQ scale, including subscales (EBP knowledge, skills, and attitudes) among nursing students?
- How does knowledge and skills in EBP and positive attitudes towards EBP affect students’ overall EBP competence?
- How do other sample characteristics including age, gender, academic year of study, and training related to research methodology affect overall students’ EBP competence?
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Sample
2.2. Data Collection Tools
2.3. Ethical Consideration
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Count | Column N % | ||
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Biological sex | Female | 144 | 82.29% |
Male | 31 | 17.71% | |
Age | 18–20 | 31 | 17.71% |
21–22 | 118 | 67.43% | |
23–24 | 12 | 6.86% | |
>24 | 14 | 8.00% | |
Academic year | 2nd | 58 | 33.14% |
3rd | 117 | 66.86% | |
Training in the field of research methodology | None | 17 | 9.71% |
<40 h | 138 | 78.86% | |
40–150 h | 20 | 11.43% |
Score Domain | Mean | Standard Deviation | |
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EBP-COQ | 1–5 | 3.03 | 0.26 |
Attitude toward EBP | 1–5 | 3.03 | 0.32 |
Skills in EBP | 1–5 | 3.01 | 0.49 |
Knowledge in EBP | 1–5 | 3.03 | 0.49 |
EBP-COQ | |||
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Mean ± Standard Deviation | Test, p-Value | ||
Gender | Female | 3.02 ± 0.26 | t(173) = −0.298, p = 0.766 |
Male | 3.04 ± 0.26 | ||
Age | 18–20 | 2.95 ± 0.21 | F (3, 171) = 0.987, p = 0.400 |
21–22 | 3.04 ± 0.27 | ||
23–24 | 3.02 ± 0.27 | ||
>24 | 3.03 ± 0.23 | ||
Academic year | 2nd | 2.99 ± 0.24 | t(173) = −1.436, p = 0.153 |
3rd | 3.04 ± 0.26 | ||
Training in the field of research methodology | None | 2.97 ± 0.28 | F (2, 172) = 0.622, p = 0.538 |
<40 h | 3.03 ± 0.25 | ||
40–150 h | 3.07 ± 0.32 |
Attitude toward EBP | Skills in EBP | Knowledge in EBP | |||||
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Mean ± Standard Deviation | Test, p-Value | Mean ± Standard Deviation | Test, p-Value | Mean ± Standard Deviation | Test, p-Value | ||
Gender | Female | 3.03 ± 0.32 | t(173) = −0.755, p = 0.451 | 3.01 ± 0.50 | t(173) = 0.010, p = 0.992 | 3.03 ± 0.50 | t(173) = 0.020, p = 0.984 |
Male | 3.07 ± 0.33 | 3.01 ± 0.45 | 3.03 ± 0.44 | ||||
Age | 18–20 | 2.96 ± 0.36 | F (3, 171) = 0.858, p = 0.464 | 2.99 ± 0.35 | F (3, 171) = 0.803, p = 0.494 | 2.92 ± 0.44 | F (3, 171) = 1.728, p = 0.163 |
21–22 | 3.04 ± 0.32 | 3.02 ± 0.50 | 3.07 ± 0.50 | ||||
23–24 | 3.06 ± 0.30 | 2.87 ± 0.54 | 3.12 ± 0.50 | ||||
>24 | 3.11 ± 0.30 | 3.16 ± 0.57 | 2.83 ± 0.51 | ||||
Academic year | 2nd | 2.99 ± 0.32 | t(173) = −1.136, p = 0.258 | 2.99 ± 0.46 | t(173) = −0.493, p = 0.623 | 2.97 ± 0.43 | t(173) = −1.009, p = 0.314 |
3rd | 3.05 ± 0.32 | 3.03 ± 0.50 | 3.05 ± 0.52 | ||||
Training in the field of research methodology | None | 3.14 ± 0.28 | F (2, 172) = 1.223, p = 0.297 | 2.88 ± 0.45 | F (2, 172) = 1.415, p = 0.246 | 2.89 ± 0.46 | F (2, 172) = 0.938, p = 0.393 |
<40 h | 3.02 ± 0.33 | 3.01 ± 0.48 | 3.05 ± 0.48 | ||||
40–150 h | 3.07 ± 0.32 | 3.15 ± 0.54 | 2.98 ± 0.59 |
Attitude toward EBP | Skills in EBP | Knowledge in EBP | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Attitude toward EBP | Pearson Correlation | 1 | −0.053 | −0.053 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.483 | 0.487 | ||
N | 175 | 175 | 175 | |
Skills in EBP | Pearson Correlation | −0.053 | 1 | 0.093 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.483 | 0.219 | ||
N | 175 | 175 | 175 | |
Knowledge in EBP | Pearson Correlation | −0.053 | 0.093 | 1 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.487 | 0.219 | ||
N | 175 | 175 | 175 |
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Miliara, E.; Kalokairinou, A.; Schetaki, S.; Patelarou, E.; Patelarou, A. Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice Competency among Greek Undergraduate Nursing Students. Healthcare 2024, 12, 1811. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181811
Miliara E, Kalokairinou A, Schetaki S, Patelarou E, Patelarou A. Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice Competency among Greek Undergraduate Nursing Students. Healthcare. 2024; 12(18):1811. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181811
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiliara, Eleni, Athena Kalokairinou, Stefania Schetaki, Evridiki Patelarou, and Athina Patelarou. 2024. "Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice Competency among Greek Undergraduate Nursing Students" Healthcare 12, no. 18: 1811. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181811