Psychometric testing of the Chinese evidence-based practice scales

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2570-2577

  Wang, Shu Chen ^a   Lee, Ling Ling ^b   Wang, Wan Hsian ^a   Sung, Huei Chuan ^b   Chang, Hui Kuan ^a   Hsu, Mei Yu ^a   Chang, Shu Chuan ^c   Tai, Chia Huei ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Barriers to Research Utilization scales; Beliefs; Evidence Based Practice Implementation scale; Facilitators; Instrument translation; Nursing; Validity and reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84866770450     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06011.x     Document Type: Article

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