Effect of Online Journal Club on Evidence‐Based Practice Knowledge, Intent, and Utilization in School Nurses

Sortedahl, Charlotte

doi:10.1111/j.1741-6787.2012.00249.x

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“…39 Athletic trainers who work alone or in physical isolation from others may lack relationships with other health care professionals who could assist them with implementing evidence into patient care and further their professional development. 40 To improve the possibility of implementing EBP, ATs are encouraged to look beyond the idea that they must interact professionally only with ATs and begin to build a community of other health care professionals in their area, such as a team physician, school nurse, or physical therapist. By collaborating with other health care providers, ATs can improve patient care, reduce some of the burden of understaffing, and advance their knowledge of current practices and evidence.…”

Section: Participants' Ebp Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…School nurses who participated in the study reported feeling more connected with colleagues (82%), an increased comprehension of the evidence in the articles discussed (82%), and a better understanding of the link between evidence and practice. 40 Endslay et al 41 suggested forming a community of practice for those who share a common interest and seek to deepen their knowledge and expertise. Building a community through local or online resources will help ATs who work in isolated locations gain access to other health care professionals who ''share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis.''…”

Section: Participants' Ebp Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…42(p28) By forming such a connection or community, each professional benefits from gaining and exchanging ideas with another, while the patient benefits from being the recipient of the best possible health care being delivered. 40,41 A second concern related to employment setting is the chain of command that some ATs must follow, specifically when they are required to report directly to an athletic director or coach. This organizational strategy may severely hinder ATs' ability to implement new evidence-supported techniques in practice for fear of losing their job if the coach is not supportive of the change in clinical practices.…”

Section: Participants' Ebp Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Athletic Trainers' Beliefs About and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice

Keeley

Walker

Hankemeier

et al. 2016

Journal of Athletic Training

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Context:Understanding the beliefs about and use of evidence-based practice (EBP) among athletic trainers (ATs) will help to determine appropriate strategies to improve implementation.Objective: To examine the ATs' beliefs about and use of EBP.Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Online survey instrument. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 467 ATs responded to the survey request, a response rate of 11.67%. A total of 385 (9.6%) completed the EBP Beliefs Scale and 342 (8.5%) completed the EBP Implementation Scale.Main Outcome Measure(s): The EBP Beliefs Scale and EBP Implementation Scale were administered. The surveys collected demographic information in addition to information about participants' beliefs regarding EBP and implementation of EBP in clinical practice.Results: The ATs demonstrated a level of neither agree nor disagree (56.00 6 7.86) on the EBP Beliefs Scale. Belief scores were higher among those ATs required to document for thirdparty reimbursement (P ¼ .001), those with access to current research through professional journals other than the Journal of Athletic Training (P ¼ .02), and those with a doctoral degree (P ¼ .01). A low level of implementation (9.00 6 11.38), representing the implementation of EBP approximately 0 times in the previous 8 weeks, was found on the EBP Implementation Scale. Implementation scores were higher among preceptors (P ¼ .01), those required to document for third-party reimbursement (P , .001), those with access to current research through professional journals (P ¼ .002), and those with a doctoral degree (P ¼ .01).Conclusions: Participants had a positive attitude toward EBP; however, they were not implementing EBP concepts when providing patient care. This suggests that additional information and EBP resources are needed so ATs can better implement EBP in practice. To provide the best patient care and to promote EBP within the profession, clinicians should make EBP a priority and advocate for EBP implementation.Key Words: evidence-based medicine, clinical practice, survey research Key PointsOverall, athletic trainers were neutral toward evidence-based practice but believed it results in the best clinical care for patients and is important to the credibility of the profession. Athletic trainers' level of implementation of evidence-based practice was low. Additional information and resources are needed so athletic trainers can better implement evidence-based practice. To provide the best patient care, promote evidence-based practice within the profession, and gain credibility with other health care professions, athletic trainers should become advocates for evidence-based practice and make it a priority.

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Section: Participants' Ebp Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Participants' Ebp Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Participants' Ebp Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Athletic Trainers' Beliefs About and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice

Keeley

Walker

Hankemeier

et al. 2016

Journal of Athletic Training

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“…13 A review of the nursing literature supports the role of journal clubs in improving research awareness. 13,14,16,19 The role for journal clubs to potentially improve patient care through reviewing and discussing research articles with nursing peers as well as on their own is significant, as the amount of time nurses spend reading research articles has been correlated with adopting changes in practice to improve patient outcomes. 12,20 There's evidence that continued participation in a journal club increases the likelihood that members will read the proposed journal article.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of journal clubs in bridging the research-practice gap

Glasofer¹

2013

Nursing Critical Care

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Corchon and colleagues 11Methods: Surveys measuring nursing research culture, research knowledge, and perceptions of research facilitators/ barriers in 61 (control) and 57 (intervention) nurses. Surveys were taken before and after multifaceted EBP intervention, including journal clubs, at a university hospital in Spain.Journal club format: Unit-based journal clubs were part of larger EBP program including integration of EBP philosophy in nursing job description, nursing grand rounds, research and EBP workshops, multidisciplinary EBP practice council, annual research symposium and research bulletin template for unit display. Results and recommendations:The control group demonstrated significant improvement in attitudes toward research (P<0.01). Otherwise, no changes were noted. The intervention group demonstrated significantly improved knowledge (P<0.01), and initial improvement in skill to use research (P<0.01), although this was not maintained. Participants regarded the journal club as the most effective element of the intervention.Limitations: Intervention was offered to a self-selecting convenience sample at a single institution. The sample size of the intervention group was reported as 57; however, data for some scales were limited to sample of 9.Rating strength/quality: II/B What the research says about journal clubsIn the strength/quality ratings, II indicates a quasi-experimental study, III indicates a qualitative study, V indicates a quality improvement or program evaluation, A indicates high quality, and B indicates good quality.(continued)

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“…They aid in teaching the systematic evaluation and interpretation of the published literature and are a means to share the latest advances in medicine. The journal club is approaching 200 years of age, however, it continues to evolve to solve new problems and employ new technologies [1][2][3] . The latest example of this is journal clubs using social media to discuss and debate the published literature.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%