Optometrists show rudimentary understanding of evidence-based practice but are ready to embrace it: Can barriers be overcome?

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 263-272

  Alnahedh, Taghreed ^a,b   Suttle, Catherine M ^a,c   Alabdelmoneam, Mussaed ^d   Jalbert, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Higher Education   (Saudi Arabia)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SHAQRA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Evidence based practice; Focus group; Optometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPTOMETRY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OPTOMETRY; PERCEPTION; SAUDI ARABIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84929128892     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12238     Document Type: Article

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