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Juan Carlos Fernández-Domínguez1, Joan Ernest de Pedro-Gómez1, José Miguel Morales-Asencio2
1Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
The new Health Sciences Evidence-Based Practice (HS-EBP) tool demonstrates strong reliability and validity for measuring evidence-based practice (EBP) in health professionals. This psychometric tool can assess individual EBP skills and intervention impacts.
Area of Science:
- Health Sciences
- Psychometrics
- Evidence-Based Practice
Background:
- Existing Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) instruments have limitations in construct operationalization and psychometric rigor.
- A new transdisciplinary tool, the Health Sciences Evidence-Based Practice (HS-EBP), was developed to address these limitations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide rigorous reliability and validity evidence for the scores of the HS-EBP tool.
- To measure the construct of EBP in health sciences professionals.
Main Methods:
- A pilot study and a two-stage validation process refined the instrument to a 60-item, five-factor model.
- Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlations (ICC).
- Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and criterion/convergent validity analyses were performed.
Main Results:
- The HS-EBP demonstrated adequate reliability and ICC across its five dimensions.
- CFA confirmed a strong fit for the five-factor model (RMSEA = 0.049, CFI = 0.99).
- Adequate criterion and convergent validity were established, with the tool differentiating EBP training levels.
Conclusions:
- The HS-EBP tool adequately operationalizes the EBP construct for health science professionals.
- The tool is suitable for individual EBP assessment and evaluating interventions to improve EBP.
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