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Douglas Haladay1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13, Zoe Morris1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13, Julie Tilson1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
1Douglas Haladay is an emeritus board-certified specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and professor and director for the School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences within the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida, 12901 North Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 077, Tampa, FL 33612-4766 ( dhaladay@usf.edu ). Please address all correspondence to Douglas Haladay.
Introduction:
Evidence-based practice (EBP) results in high-quality care and decreases unwarranted variation in practice.
Review Of The Literature:
Few performance criteria related to EBP are included in physical therapy clinical education (CE) performance measures, despite EBP requirements in Doctor of Physical Therapy education. The purpose of this study was to develop EBP-specific competencies that may be used for Doctor of Physical Therapy students for use throughout CE.
Subjects:
Thirteen subject matter experts (SME) participated in this study.
Methods:
Subject matter experts were asked to rank each core EBP competency, from a previously described framework, using a 3-point Likert scale, which included "Not Essential," "Essential," and "Not Sure." A consensus of 70% or greater for the "Essential" rating advanced the competency to the final Delphi round, whereas a consensus of 70% or greater for the "Not Essential" rating was required for competency elimination. Subject matter experts voted to either "Accept" or "Modify" the competencies that had reached the inclusion consensus threshold. All competencies that reached consensus for inclusion after all 3 rounds were included in the final EBP Domain of Competence.
Results:
Consensus was achieved in round one for 38% ( n = 26) of items. In round 2, a consensus was achieved for 20% ( n = 8) of items. Of the items remaining after rounds 1 and 2, 6 overarching competencies were identified, and all remaining items served as descriptions and specifications in the final EBP Domain of Competence.
Discussion And Conclusions:
The 6 competencies developed from this study constitute the EBP Domain of Competence and may be used throughout CE to assess students' EBP competency in clinical practice.
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