Baseline evidence-based practice use, knowledge, and attitudes of allied health professionals: A survey to inform staff training and organisational change

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 177-184

  Wilkinson, Shelley A ^a   Hinchliffe, Fiona ^b,c   Hough, Judith ^b,d   Chang, Anne ^b,e  

^a MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MMRI ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84871238340     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: 1945404X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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