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Nursing managers' perspectives on facilitators of and barriers to evidence-based practice: A cross-sectional study
Fatemeh Hosseini-Moghaddam1, Ali Mohammadpour1, Narjes Bahri2
1Department of Internal Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.
Aim:
This study aimed to determine the facilitators and barriers to evidence-based practice (EBP) from the perspective of Iranian nursing managers.
Design:
Cross-sectional study.
Methods:
Data were collected from 335 top nursing managers of Iran. The research instruments included three electronic questionnaires for demographics, facilitators and barriers of evidence-based practice. Descriptive statistics and appropriate analysis tests were used to clarify the strength of relationships between the factors.
Results:
A total of 277 nursing managers participated in the study (response rate of 82%). Iranian nursing managers believed that organizational factors were the most important domain for both facilitators (34.7 ± 9.2) and barriers (28.37 ± 6.2) to EBP. Regarding the Perspectives of nursing managers on Necessity and Extent of EBP implementation, 79.8% (n = 221) considered EBP to be essential, while 45.8% (n = 127) regarded its implementation as moderate.
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