Not enough time or a low priority? Barriers to evidence-based practice for allied health clinicians

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 224-231

  Harding, Katherine E ^a   Porter, Judi ^a,b   Horne Thompson, Anne ^a   Donley, Euan ^a   Taylor, Nicholas F ^a,c  

^a EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Evidence based practice; Knowledge translation; Mixed methods research; Reflective practice; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919381243     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.21255     Document Type: Article

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