How does stroke rehabilitation informed by evidence-based practice compare with treatment as usual for stroke survivors and healthcare professionals?

Objective: The purpose of this project was to develop a Consumer Engagement Model to plan for effective baby boomer engagement to inform policy makers in the healthcare system. This is the first stage of that process. Design: Initial model development for healthcare systems based on literature review and author group experience in evidence-based practice and research, and consumer advocacy and engagement. Setting and population: South Australian health and community service systems, and healthcare professionals that work with baby boomers. Findings: To develop an evidence-based Consumer Engagement Plan, it is recommended that policy makers undertake the four steps outlined in this document to design a question, determine consumer and community segments and scope of engagement, determine the breadth and depth of engagement and address the implications, assess risk and develop strategic partnerships to ensure the Plan is evidencebased,reasonable and achievable. Conclusions: We believe this process provides a framework for planning consumer engagement and for implementation, monitoring, evaluation and review of consumer engagement for policy excellence. We propose to undertake a validation of the model thus populating the model with examples of practice-based strategies and revising the model accordingly. Abbreviations: EBP – Evidence-Based Practice; IAP2 – International Association of Public Participation; PIO – Patient Intervention and Outcome.

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A conceptual approach to practitioners’ health information literacy

Reference Services Review ◽

10.1108/rsr-02-2016-0006 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 178-190

Author(s):

Ann Hallyburton

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Health Information ◽

Information Literacy ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Information Behavior ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Research Information ◽

Content Type ◽

Information Behaviors

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine healthcare professionals’ own health literacy through the lenses of information behavior and evidence-based practice. These practitioners’ health information literacy is critical to client care. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper applies general and professional-specific models of information behavior and issues of bias to methods in which healthcare practitioners seek, evaluate and use research information within professional practice. Findings Case examples from library, medical and the broader healthcare literature are used to explore ways in which care professionals’ information behaviors align with or deviate from information behavior models and the role of different types of bias in their information behavior. Adaption of evidence-based practice precepts, already familiar to healthcare professionals, is proposed as a method to improve practitioners’ health information literacy. Originality/value Explorations of “health literacy” have primarily focused on healthcare consumers’ interactions with basic health information and services. The health literacy (and health information literacy) of care practitioners has received much less attention. By gaining a greater understanding of how information behaviors intersect with healthcare practitioners’ own health literacy, the librarians and educators who serve future and current care professionals can offer more informed information literacy instruction, enabling practitioners to provide improved patient care.

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Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals Barker Janet Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals 240pp £22.99 Sage Publishing 9781473925038 1473925037

Nursing Management ◽

10.7748/nm.24.3.15.s19 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 15-15

Author(s):

Christopher Nicholson

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Evidence Based

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The Necessity and Limitations of Evidence-Based Practice in Stroke Rehabilitation

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation ◽

10.1310/crda-pgfw-khel-20e1 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 71-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Jeffrey W. Jutai ◽

Robert W. Teasell

Keyword(s):

Stroke Rehabilitation ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Evidence Based

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Students 4 Best Evidence as a digital Problem-Based Learning method to improve Evidence-Based Practice competencies in undergraduate physiotherapy students: an observational study

BMJ evidence-based medicine ◽

10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111395 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. bmjebm-2020-111395

Author(s):

Chiara Arienti ◽

Stefano Giuseppe Lazzarini ◽

Joel Pollet ◽

Stefano Negrini

Keyword(s):

Online Community ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Quality Care ◽

Problem Based Learning ◽

Essential Element ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Professional Students ◽

Research Students ◽

Physiotherapy Students

BackgroundEvidence-based practice (EBP) is an essential element in the delivery of high-quality care and healthcare professionals make clinical decisions based on the best available research. Experts and international organisations have emphasised the need for healthcare professionals to possess adequate competencies for EBP. An EBP learning laboratory has been established at an Italian university to educate medical and other health professional students in the use of evidence in clinical practice and research. Students 4 Best Evidence (S4BE) is an online community of students from around the world, from school age to university, who are interested in learning more about EBP. As well as featuring a library of learning resources, the site also provides a platform for students to write their own blogs.ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an EBP laboratory, using S4BE as an educational tool, to teach EBP competencies to undergraduate physiotherapy students.DesignWe ran an observational pretest and post-test study.Participants and settingThe sample included 121 students completing a bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy at an Italian University.InterventionThe intervention consisted of using the S4BE platform as the digital Problem-Based Learning (DPBL) method to teach EBP competencies.Main outcome measuresResultsThe students showed a significant improvement in all domains (p<0.001), except in the sympathy domain, where the percentage score decreased from 71% to 60%. The best improvements were reached in terminology (54% to 65%) and in practice (41% to 55%) domains.ConclusionThis study proposed an effective educational protocol, based on a DPBL approach, using S4BE as a digital technology tool. Further research is needed to test the effectiveness of this educational protocol compared with traditional learning methods for physiotherapy students.Trial registration numberNCT03707119.

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