Evidence-based practice-focused interactive teaching strategy: a controlled study.
OBJECTIVE
This paper is a report of a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence-based practice (EBP)-focused interactive teaching (E-FIT) strategy.


BACKGROUND
Although EBP is a mandatory competency for all healthcare professionals, little is known about the effectiveness of E-FIT in nursing.


METHODS
Aquasi-experimental, controlled, pre- and post-test study involving senior, 4th-year nursing students (N = 208) at two nursing schools in the USA was carried out from August 2007 to May 2008. The experimental group (n = 88) received the E-FIT strategy intervention and the control group (n = 120) received standard teaching. A Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Questionnaire for Evidence-Based Practice was used to assess the effectiveness of the E-FIT strategy.


RESULTS
Independent t-tests showed that the experimental group had statistically significant higher post-test Evidence-Based Practice Knowledge (mean difference = 0.25; P = 0.001) and Evidence-Based Practice Use (mean difference = 0.26; P = 0.015) subscale scores compared to the control group, but showed no statistically significant differences in Attitudes toward Evidence-Based Practice and Future Use of Evidence-Based Practice (mean difference = 0.12; P = 0.398 and mean difference = 0.13; P = 0.255 respectively). Hierarchical multiple regression analyses of the post-test data indicated that the intervention explained 7.6% and 5.1% of variance in Evidence-Based Practice Knowledge and Evidence-Based Practice Use respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The EBP-focused interactive teaching strategy was effective in improving the knowledge and use of EBP among nursing students but not attitudes toward or future use of EBP.
Kim
Son C
SC
School of Nursing, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, California, USA. sonkim@pointloma.edu
Brown
Caroline E
CE
Fields
Willa
W
Stichler
Jaynelle F
JF
D000328:Adult; D003880:Dermatology; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States