Journal of Korean Clinical Health Science (한국임상보건과학회지)

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A comparison in the evidence-based practice(EBP) awareness of physical therapists versus occupational therapists

물리·작업치료사의 근거중심치료 인식도 차이

  • Ko, Hyeong-Jeong (Department of occupational Therapy, Incheon Community Rehabilitation Center) ;
  • Yang, Kyeong-Ok (Department of occupational Therapy, Hanyoung University) ;
  • Oh, Myung-Hwa (Department of occupational Therapy, Dongshin University) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Ja (Department of Physical Therapy, Howon University)
  • Received : 2017.08.27
  • Accepted : 2017.10.13
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose. This study compared the awareness of the evidence-based practice(EBP) in 100 physical and occupational therapists. Methods. A questionnaire on awareness was conducted to examine the attitude toward EBP, the educational experience of EBP, and the performance ability of EBP. A questionnaire consisted of items on the general characteristics, the attitude toward EBP, the educational experience of EBP, and the performance ability of EBP of the subjects. Data analysis was made by IBM SPSS Statistics Ver. 20. The EBP awareness was examined by the independent t-test. Results. For the attitude toward EBP, there was a statistically significant difference in the item of 'Therapists should judge whether they apply study results to individual patient. For the educational experience of EBP, there was no statistically significant difference in all items. For the performance ability of EBP, there was a statistically significant difference in the item about the ability to understand patient's desire for treatment and treatment preference and the item about the ability to determine appropriate treatment process in cooperation with patients. Conclusions. Both two groups showed very low results in the attitude toward EBP, the educational experience of EBP, and the performance ability of EBP. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance EBP education in undergraduate programs and the clinical field.

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