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dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Nina Rydlanden_US
dc.contributor.authorBradley, Peteren_US
dc.contributor.authorLomborg, Kirsten Elisabethen_US
dc.contributor.authorNordtvedt, Monica Wammenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-08T12:45:16Z
dc.date.available2015-07-08T12:45:16Z
dc.date.issued2013-04-11
dc.identifier.issn1472-6920
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/10134
dc.description.abstractBackground: Health care undergraduate students are expected to practice evidence-based after they graduate. Previous research indicates that students face several problems with transferring evidence-based practice to real patient situations. Few studies have explored reasons for this. The aim of this study was to explore beliefs, experiences and attitudes related to third year students’ use of evidence-based practice in clinical physiotherapy education among students, clinical instructors and visiting teachers. Methods: In total, six focus group interviews were conducted: three with 16 students, two with nine clinical instructors and one with four visiting teachers. In addition, one individual interview and one interview in a pair were conducted with clinical instructors. Interviewing three different participant-categories ensured comparative analysis and enabled us to exploit differences in perspectives and interactions. Interpretive description guided this process. Results: Four integrative themes emerged from the analysis: “attempt to apply evidence-based practice”, “novices in clinical practice”, “prioritize practice experience over evidence-based practice” and “lack role models in evidence-based practice”. Students tried to search for research evidence and to apply this knowledge during clinical placements; a behaviour that indicated a positive attitude towards evidence-based practice. At the same time, students were novices and required basic background information more than research information. As novices they tended to lean on their clinical instructors, and were more eager to gain practical experience than practicing evidence-based; a behaviour that clinical instructors and visiting teachers often supported. Students noticed a lack of an EBP culture. Both students and clinical instructors perceived a need for role models in evidence-based practice. Conclusions: Clinical instructors are in a position to influence students during clinical education, and thus, important potential role models in evidence-based practice. Actions from academic and clinical settings are needed to improve competence in evidence-based practice among clinical instructors, and future research is needed to investigate the effect of such efforts on students’ behaviour.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherBioMed Centraleng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/10147" target="blank">Evidence-based practice in physiotherapy education. Challenges for integration in clinical education</a>
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/eng
dc.subjectEvidence-based practiceeng
dc.subjectEvidence-based medicineeng
dc.subjectEvidence-based physiotherapyeng
dc.subjectClinical educationeng
dc.subjectQualitative researcheng
dc.subjectFocus group interviewseng
dc.titleEvidence based practice in clinical physiotherapy education: a qualitative interpretive descriptionen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2013 Olsen et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.source.articlenumber52
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-13-52
dc.identifier.cristin1040138
dc.source.journalBMC Medical Education
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