A multicountry study on nursing students’ self‐perceived competence and barriers to evidence‐based practice

Leodoro J. Labrague; Denise M. McEnroe – Petitte; Melba Sheila  D'Souza; Helen Shaji John Cecily; Joseph Almazan; Dennis C  Fronda; Olaide B. Edet; Julia Enang  Ibebuike; Latha  Venkatesan; Majed Sulaiman Alamri; Ephraim C  Mirafuentes; Arcalyd Rose R. Cayaban; Asma  Al Yahyaei; Jawaher A Bin  Jumah

A multicountry study on nursing students’ self‐perceived competence and barriers to evidence‐based practice

Leodoro J. Labrague, Denise M. McEnroe – Petitte, Melba Sheila D'Souza, Helen Shaji John Cecily, Joseph Almazan, Dennis C Fronda, Olaide B. Edet, Julia Enang Ibebuike, Latha Venkatesan, Majed Sulaiman Alamri, Ephraim C Mirafuentes, Arcalyd Rose R. Cayaban, Asma Al Yahyaei, Jawaher A Bin Jumah

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Abstract

Background:Nursing education and training are essential in the attainment of evidence-based practice (EBP) competence in nursing students. Although there is a growing literature on EBP among nursing students, most of these studies are confined to a single cultural group. Thus, cross-cultural studies may provide shared global perspectives and theoretical understandings for the advancement of knowledge in this critical area.
Aims:This study compared self-perceived EBP competence among nursing students in four selected countries (India, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Oman) as well as perceived barriers to EBP adoption.
Methods:A descriptive, cross-sectional, and comparative survey of 1,383 nursing students from India, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Oman participated in the study. The Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (EBP-COQ) and the BARRIERS scale were used to collect data during the months of January 2016 to August 2017.
Results:Cross-country comparisons revealed significant differences in EBP competence (F = 24.437, p < .001), knowledge (F = 3.621, p = .013), skills (F = 9.527, p < .001), and attitudes (F = 74.412, p < .001) among nursing students. Three variables including nursing students’ gender (β = .301, p < .001), type of institution, (β = −0.339, p = .001), and type of nursing student (β = .321, p < .001) were associated with EBP competence. Barriers to EBP adoption included having no authority to change patient care policies (M = 1.65, SD = 1.05), slow publication of evidence (M = 1.59, SD = 1.01), and paucity of time in the clinical area to implement the evidence (M = 1.59, SD = 1.05).
Linking Evidence to Action:Both academe and hospital administration can play a pivotal role in the successful acquisition of EBP competence in nursing students.

Original language	English
Article number	3
Pages (from-to)	236-246
Journal	Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Multicountry Study
Evidence-Based Practice

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Labrague, L. J., McEnroe – Petitte, D. M., D'Souza, M. S., John Cecily, H. S., Almazan, J., Fronda, D. C., Edet, O. B., Ibebuike, J. E., Venkatesan, L., Alamri, M. S., Mirafuentes, E. C., Cayaban, A. R. R., Al Yahyaei, A., & Jumah, J. A. B. (2019). A multicountry study on nursing students’ self‐perceived competence and barriers to evidence‐based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 236-246. Article 3.

Labrague, LJ, McEnroe – Petitte, DM, D'Souza, MS, John Cecily, HS, Almazan, J, Fronda, DC, Edet, OB, Ibebuike, JE, Venkatesan, L, Alamri, MS, Mirafuentes, EC, Cayaban, ARR, Al Yahyaei, A & Jumah, JAB 2019, 'A multicountry study on nursing students’ self‐perceived competence and barriers to evidence‐based practice', Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, pp. 236-246.

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A multicountry study on nursing students’ self‐perceived competence and barriers to evidence‐based practice

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