Table 2 Part A - Self-reported attitudes toward the listed statements
Strongly Disagree (%) | Disagree (%) | Neutral (%) | Agree (%) | Strongly agree (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
*1. Evidence-based practice is necessary in the practice of chiropractic | 1.3 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 53.1 | 36.4 |
*2. Professional literature (e.g. articles, journals & textbooks) and research findings are useful in my day-to-day practice | 0.4 | 2.2 | 15.8 | 58.8 | 22.8 |
*3. I am interested in learning or improving the skills necessary to incorporate evidence-based practice into my practice | 0.4 | 3.5 | 15.8 | 54.4 | 25.9 |
*4. Evidence-based practice improves the quality of my patient’s care | 1.3 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 54.4 | 23.2 |
*5. Evidence-based practice assists me in making decisions about patient care | 1.3 | 1.8 | 13.2 | 57.5 | 26.3 |
*6. Evidence-based practice takes into account my clinical experience when making clinical decisions | 0.9 | 6.1 | 17.5 | 48.2 | 27.2 |
*7. Evidence-based practice takes into account a patient’s preference for treatment | 3.1 | 17.1 | 31.6 | 30.7 | 17.5 |
*8. The adoption of evidence-based practice places an unreasonable demand on my practice | 11.4 | 41.2 | 41.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
9. There is a lack of evidence from clinical trials to support most of the treatments I use in my practice | 5.3 | 44.7 | 29.8 | 18.4 | 1.8 |
10. Prioritizing evidence-based practice within chiropractic practice is fundamental to the advancement of the profession | 0.4 | 8.8 | 20.2 | 48.2 | 22.4 |