Effects of workshop trainings on evidence-based practice knowledge and attitudes among youth community mental health providers

Providers’ Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practices: Is it Just About Providers, or Do Practices Matter, Too?

“…The EBPAS assesses four dimensions of attitudes including the intuitive Appeal of EBP, likelihood of adopting EBP given Requirements to do so, general Openness to new practices, and perceived Divergence between research-based interventions and needs in current practice. Additional research has demonstrated that these dimensions can be influenced by numerous factors, including characteristics of individual providers (Aarons et al, 2010), organizational culture and climate (Aarons & Sawitzky, 2006; Aarons et al, 2012b), supervisor leadership behaviors (Aarons & Sommerfeld, 2012), and EBP training experiences (Lim, Nakamura, Higa-McMillan, Shimabukuro, & Slavin, 2012). Nelson and Steele (2007) demonstrated that practitioner attitudes toward efficacy research predict self-reported EBP use, highlighting the role of provider attitudes in predicting likelihood of EBP implementation.…”

Engineering Youth Service System Infrastructure: Hawaii's Continued Efforts at Large-Scale Implementation Through Knowledge Management Strategies

“…During this 15-month training initiative, 331 providers from both CAMHD and the Hawaii State Department of Education attended one or more of the core elements or motivational interviewing trainings previously mentioned (Nakamura, Higa-McMillan, Okamura, & Shimabukuro, 2011). Although the impact of these trainings on practice implementation patterns (and associated patient improvements) posttraining has not yet been examined, these trainings did result in EBP knowledge and attitude improvements (Lim, Nakamura, Higa-McMillan, Shimabukuro, & Slavin, 2012). It is important to note that trauma=anxiety knowledge increased only after attending trauma= anxiety workshops and disruptive behavior knowledge increased only after attending disruptive behavior workshops.…”

Improvement of Evidence-Based Practice through Education and Training Interventions among Nursing Students

“…Understanding of student's attitude can influence the development of an appropriate approach to teaching EBP in nursing faculties. (6) EBP is the nursing practice in which the nurse makes clinical decisions on the basis of the best available current research evidence, the nurse's clinical expertise, and the values and preferences of the patients. The evidence can be used as a basis for healthcare processes, it exists for best practices in assessing of patient conditions, diagnosing of patient problems, planning patient care, interventions to improve the patient's condition, and, evaluating of patient responses to interventions.…”