Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Implementation of Evidence-based Practice in Oman: A Multi-institutional, Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

ObjectivesLittle attention has been paid to the study of evidence-based practice (EBP) among nurses in Oman. Our aim was to explore knowledge, practice, and attitudes towards EBP among nurses working in Oman.MethodsThis multi-institutional cross-sectional study utilized the self-reported EBP Questionnaire with a random sample of 262 nurses working in three different health care settings in Al Dakhliyah governorate, Oman (local hospitals, primary health centers and polyclinics, and schools).ResultsA total of 202 nurses (response rate: 77.1%) completed the questionnaire. The mean age was 32.4±4.7 years. Most respondents were females (92.5%), Omani (79.1%), and holders of a diploma in nursing (73.5%) with a mean clinical experience of 10.9±4.2 years. Attitudes towards EBP showed the highest mean score of 5.5±1.2 followed by knowledge (4.9±0.8) and practice (4.7±1.2). Significant positive correlations were identified between the total years of nursing experience and knowledge (rs = 0.145, n = 198, p = 0.041), practice (rs = 0.172, n = 198, p = 0.015), and attitudes (rs = 0.158, n = 197, p = 0.026) mean scores. No significant difference in EBP scores was found among the three clinical settings.ConclusionAlthough attitudes towards EBP were positive, knowledge and implementation of EBP were low. This study serves as a baseline assessment for future evaluations and provides a basis for the implementation of strategies to promote EBP utilization among nurses in three different health care settings in Oman.

Nurses’ Knowledge, Perception, and Attitude towards Evidence-Based Practice at King Abdullah Medical City-Saudi Arabia

“…The current study demonstrated that the majority of the studied nurses had a negative attitude regarding EBP. These finding is in contrast with Mohsen et al [28], Padmanabhanunni [29], Al-Maskari et al [30], and Al-Busaidi et al [31] reported that all nurses have a positive attitude toward EBP.…”

“…The present study Findings revealed that no statistical significant difference was found between nurses' level of education and their attitude toward EBP. In contrast AbuRuz et al [33], Al-Maskari [31], and Ammouri et al [35] reported that increased education levels had a positive effect on overall attitudes towards EBP.…”

Barriers and Facilitators Implementation of Evidence-Based Nursing practice in Hospitals: A Literature Review

“…The level of nurses' confidence in the importance of evidence-based practice becomes a positive value in implementing, this from several studies conducted in various countries such as Korea, China, Greece, Iraq, Oman, and Singapore (Majid et al , 2011;Khammarnia et al, 2015;Patelarou et al, 2016;Al-Busaidi et al, 2019;Chen et al, 2019;Yoo et al, 2019) suggested that nurses' confidence in EBP was quite high. In this series of studies, it clearly showed the nurse population alone so that data showing nurses' belief in EBP in high significant values but research conducted in Taiwan by looking at EBP confidence comparisons on the multi profession.…”

“…This conformity with the findings ( Yoo and Linger) that nurses with a bachelor's degree have significance with vocational nurses and nurses who have taken EBP classes are also more essential than those who do not. Hence, other factors that influence knowledge related to demographics are also sourced in the length of work (Al-Busaidi et al, 2019) so that in studies that use the following two simultaneously variables use filed multilevel regression submission, changed with more pure variables. In research conducted (Pittman et al, 2019).…”

Factors Related to Doctors’ and Nurses’ Perceptions of Evidence-Based Practice and Information - Communication Technology

“…Despite the challenges faced by nurses and doctors, their EBP perception was positive and the factors influencing their EBP were recognized. Nurses have positive EBP perception, especially their attitude in most studies (AbuRuz et al, 2017;Al-Busaidi et al, 2019;Alqahtani et al, 2020;Kalhor et al, 2017;Naderkhah et al, 2016;Novrianda & Hermalinda, 2019;Zhou et al, 2016). Some of these studies reported various relationships or influencing factors such as age, gender, education, working experience, and role.…”