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The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Clinical Application of Evidence-Based Practice in Health Science Professionals

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  • Ana Gómez-Sánchez

    (Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Servicio Cántabro de Salud, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Carmen Sarabia-Cobo

    (IDIVAL Nursing Research Group, Faculty of Nursing, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Cristian Chávez Barroso

    (Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
    Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Huelva, 21003 Huelva, Spain)

  • Amaia Gómez-Díaz

    (Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Servicio Cántabro de Salud, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Concepción Salcedo Sampedro

    (Hospital de Día Médico, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla en Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Elena Martínez Rioja

    (Centro de Atención a la Dependencia Santander, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Ingrid Tatiana Romero Cáceres

    (Independent Researcher, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Ana Rosa Alconero-Camarero

    (IDIVAL Nursing Research Group, Faculty of Nursing, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain)

Abstract

(1) Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) informs daily clinical interventions with the purpose of seeking changes to traditional practice through scientific evidence that justifies the reasons for our actions. The objectives were to describe the barriers, beliefs, and attitudes in the application of EBP among university health professionals (not doctors) and to evaluate the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic among them. (2) Methods: This prospective study is both descriptive and observational. The individuals under study were university health professionals (not doctors) from various autonomous regions within Spain, in both public and private spheres. Sociodemographic and labor-related variables linked to the research and its completion were studied. Likewise, the survey instrument Health Sciences Evidence-Based Practice questionnaire (HS-EBP) was administered to evaluate the barriers to, beliefs in, and attitudes towards evidence-based practice. (3) Results: A total of 716 responses were gathered, of which 387 were collected during the period of confinement, and 343 in the COVID-19 post-confinement period. Possible associations that might help respond to the objectives were explored through a correlational study between the sociodemographic variables and each sub-scale of the HS-EBP 30 questionnaire ( n = 716). (4) Conclusions: Barriers to, beliefs in, and attitudes towards evidence-based practice are described. There is a leadership gap where line management provides insufficient motivation to follow work routines. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense stress among health professionals. The post-confinement group showed a significant change in the variables “beliefs and attitudes”, and likewise in the “evaluation” block, justified by the need to update knowledge and to apply evidence.

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  • Ana Gómez-Sánchez & Carmen Sarabia-Cobo & Cristian Chávez Barroso & Amaia Gómez-Díaz & Concepción Salcedo Sampedro & Elena Martínez Rioja & Ingrid Tatiana Romero Cáceres & Ana Rosa Alconero-Camarero, 2022. "The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Clinical Application of Evidence-Based Practice in Health Science Professionals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:7:p:3821-:d:777796
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    1. Juan Carlos Fernández-Domínguez & Isabel Escobio-Prieto & Albert Sesé-Abad & Rafael Jiménez-López & Natalia Romero-Franco & Ángel Oliva-Pascual-Vaca, 2020. "Health Sciences—Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire (HS-EBP): Normative Data and Differential Profiles in Spanish Osteopathic Professionals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-14, November.
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