Evidence-based practice and research utilisation: Perceived research knowledge, attitudes, practices and barriers among Australian paediatric occupational therapists

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 178-186

  Lyons, Carissa ^a   Brown, Ted ^a   Tseng, Mei Hui ^b   Casey, Jacqueline ^c   Mcdonald, Rachael ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Barriers; Evidence based practice; Paediatrics; Research knowledge; Research utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956258987     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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