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Table 9 Enablers to EBP (n = 473)

From: Evidence-based practice among Italian osteopaths: a national cross-sectional survey

 

1

Not useful

n(%)

2

Slightly useful

n(%)

3

Moderately useful

n(%)

4

Very useful

n(%)

Access to the Internet in your workplace

21 (4.4)

44 (9.3)

120 (25.4)

288 (60.9)

Access to free online databases in the workplace, such as Cochrane and PubMed

16 (3.4)

30 (6.3)

103 (21.8)

324 (68.5)

Free access to online databases that usually require license fees, such as MEDLINE and CINAHL

19 (4)

24 (5.1)

112 (23.7)

318 (67.2)

Ability to download full-text / full-length journal articles

12 (2.5)

29 (6.2)

140 (29.6)

292 (61.7)

Access to online education materials related to evidence based practice

6 (1.3)

21 (4.4)

154 (32.5)

292 (61.7)

Access to tools used to assist the critical appraisal / evaluation of research evidence

6 (1.3)

51 (10.8)

187 (39.5)

229 (48.4)

Access to critically appraised topics relevant to osteopathy (these are critical appraisals of single research papers)

3 (0.6)

32 (6.8)

188 (39.7)

250 (52.9)

Access to critical reviews of research evidence relevant to osteopathy (these are critical reviews of multiple research papers addressing a single topic)

5 (1.1)

19 (4)

163 (34.4)

286 (60.5)

Access to research rating tools that facilitate critical appraisal of single research papers

6 (1.3)

53 (11.2)

179 (37.8)

235 (49.7)

Access to online tools that assist you to conduct your own critical appraisals of multiple research papers related to a single topic

10 (2.1)

55 (11.6)

164 (34.7)

244 (51.6)