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Evidence-based practice process quality assessment: EPQA guidelines.

Mei Ching Lee1, Karen L Johnson, Robin P Newhouse

  • 1Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21213, USA. mwongI@son.jhmi.edu

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
|February 8, 2013
PubMed
Summary
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New guidelines help nurses evaluate evidence-based practice (EBP) projects. The EBP Process Quality Assessment (EPQA) guidelines ensure rigorous EBP implementation and quality in nursing.

Keywords:
evidence-based practiceevidence-based practice process guidelinesevidence-based practice process quality assessment

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Nurses increasingly use evidence-based practice (EBP) to inform clinical decisions.
  • Lack of standardized criteria hinders evaluation of EBP project rigor and quality.
  • This gap complicates decisions regarding the implementation of evidence-based recommendations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To achieve consensus among EBP nurse experts on criteria for appraising EBP project quality.
  • To develop a guideline for planning and evaluating EBP projects.
  • To establish a framework for assessing methodological rigor in nursing EBP.

Main Methods:

  • A modified two-round Delphi method was employed.
  • Twenty-three nationally recognized EBP experts participated.
  • Web-based questionnaires were used to gather expert opinions.

Main Results:

  • Consensus was reached on 34 items after two Delphi rounds.
  • The EBP Process Quality Assessment (EPQA) guidelines were developed.
  • Response rates were 52% in Round 1 and 35% in Round 2.

Conclusions:

  • EPQA guidelines provide a tool to guide and evaluate EBP project quality.
  • These guidelines facilitate critical appraisal of EBP projects before practice implementation.
  • EPQA can be used by educators for student projects and by researchers for intervention assessment and EBP capacity building.