Fatores individuais e organizacionais associados a implementação da prática baseada em evidências por graduandos de fisioterapia do Ceará

Abstract

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is defined as the clinical decision-making in patient care, and education for EBP is an important factor to promote its habit. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the knowledge, selfefficacy, academic preparation, behavior, opinions and interests regarding EBP, as well as the influences of the academic environment and the barriers to its implementation in Physical Therapy undergraduates in the State of Ceará (CE). METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional descriptive study in which the sample consisted of academics enrolled in the fifth / last year of Physical Therapy school in the State of Ceará. A questionnaire was applied during the period from March to September, in 2017. RESULTS: One hundred and ten undergraduates participated in the research, most of them attending undergraduate courses in private institutions in the city of Fortaleza. They have a positive attitude towards EBP, but are neutral regarding the incentive to this practice in their ‘work’ environment. The update was done mainly through the reading of scientific articles; the most used database was Scielo; and the main barrier to the implementation of EBP was the language of the literature. CONCLUSION: The undergraduates understand the concepts of EBP to a limited extent, and are not satisfied with the preparation received during graduation. However, they are neutral regarding the incentive for EBP in the environment they work. They consider themselves moderately self-efficacious, but do not use databases containing the best evidence, possibly due to the lack of English proficiency, reported as the main barrier to EBP.