Table 2 Chiropractic attitudes towards evidence-based practice (n = 132)

Evidence-based practice is necessary in the practice of Chiropractic

14

(10.6)

1

(0.8)

4

(3.0)

44 (33.3)

69

(52.3)

Professional literature (journals & textbooks) and research findings are useful in my day-to-day practice

3

(2.3)

3

(2.3)

15

(11.4)

63 (47.7)

48

(36.4)

I am interested in learning or improving the skills necessary to incorporate evidence-based practice into my practice

3

(2.3)

3

(2.3)

11

(8.3)

53 (40.2)

62

(47.0)

Evidence-based practice improves the quality of my patients’ care

3

(2.3)

3

(2.3)

10

(7.6)

52 (39.4)

64

(48.5)

Evidence-based practice assists me in making decision about patient care

3

(2.3)

2

(1.5)

11

(8.3)

57

(43.2)

59

(44.7)

Evidence-based practice takes into account my clinical experience when making clinical decisions

4

(3.0)

10

(7.6)

16

(12.1)

56 (42.4)

46

(34.8)

Evidence-based practice takes into account patient preference for treatment

5

(3.8)

31

(23.5)

33

(25)

39 (29.5)

24

(18.2)

The adoption of evidence-based practice places an unreasonable demand on my practice

32

(24.2)

49

(37.1)

36

(27.3)

12

(9.1)

3

(2.3)