Tactics for Teaching Evidence‐Based Practice: Video as a Support for Learning International Database Searching in Nursing Education

Melender, Hanna Leena; Maijala, Virpi

doi:10.1111/wvn.12304

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“…As for searching for research evidence, the participants’ skills in all the steps of the search were evaluated. The steps were as follows: (a) finding the suitable main concepts in Finnish and translating them into English, (b) choosing the corresponding subject headings, (c) using Boolean operators, (d) limiting the search, (e) examining the matches, and (f) obtaining the full texts (Melender & Maijala, 2018). The instructors evaluated the assignments.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…; (f) critical appraisal of the evidence; (g) online collections and portals including systematic reviews and clinical guidelines; (h) dissemination of the evidence. Materials: Free access to the Medic, PubMed, and CINAHL databases, a video on database searching in CINAHL (Melender & Maijala, 2018) and another on database searching in PubMed, two videos on how to read a scientific article, a template for the presentation of a scientific article (Saraj€ arvi et al, 2011), PowerPoint handouts, copies of relevant articles. Educational strategies: (a) interactive lectures; (b) database-searching practices supported by the teachers (hands-on teaching when needed); (c) self-directed learning supported by the teachers by email or in face-to-face meetings; (d) seminar days where the learners present a scientific article for the workplace representatives.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Quasi-Experimental Study of a Basics of Evidence-Based Practice Educational Intervention for Health and Social Care Professionals

2020

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Education is one of the central interventions to promote evidence-based practice (EBP) in service organizations. An educational intervention to promote EBP among health and social care professionals was implemented in a Finnish hospital. The aim of this study was to explore the outcomes of an educational intervention, focusing on the basics of EBP for health and social care professionals, using a quasi-experimental study design. The data were collected with a questionnaire before, immediately after, and 6 months after the education ( n = 48). The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests. Immediately after the education, an increase was found in the EBP knowledge of participants, in participants’ confidence in their own ability to conduct database searches and read scientific articles, and in the number of participants using databases at work. Six months after the education, improvements were still found between the first and the third measurement in the participants’ knowledge and confidence in their own ability to conduct database searches and read scientific articles. The number of those who had made an initiative about a research topic regarding the development of their own work had increased from the first to the third measurement. The educational intervention produced a statistically significant improvement on most of the areas evaluated. Significant improvements were often found even 6 months after the education was finished. However, the low completion rate and a quasi-experimental before and after design limit the conclusions that can be derived from this study.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Instrumentmentioning

confidence: 99%