근거중심기반 물리치료에 대한 태도와 장벽에 관한 연구

A Study on attitude and barrier to Evidence-Based Physical Therapy

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates the clinical expertise, the latest and best scientific research evidence, as well as the patient’s unique values and situations to make clinical decisions. It was conducted to identify and suggest improvement in the best physical therapy method for enhancing EBP clinical performance among physical therapists. Methods: This study surveyed 216 physical therapists using the Internet platform. Of the 216 questionnaires, 209 questionnaires were analyzed after excluding those judged to be inappropriate for analysis. The questionnaire comprised 5 items, socio-demographic characteristics; 9 items, attitude toward EBP; 6 items, barrier to EBP. PASW statistics 18.0 was used for the survey analysis. Independent t-test and One-way ANOVA were used to find out the differences in attutude and barrier. Results: The results of this study showed that physical therapists’ attitude toward EBP was highly positive. Major barriers to EBP clinical performance include "Insufficient time", “Insufficient foreign language skills," and "Inability to apply research findings to individual patients”. Conclusion: Although most people recognize the importance of EBP, it is difficult to perform in clinical practice. It is necessary to emphasize the importance and benefits of EBP, and to establish a systematic education system.