Al-Maskari Mohammed A, Patterson Barbara J
Department of Adult Health Nursing, Ibra Nursing Institute, Ibra, Oman.
School of Nursing, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2018 Aug;18(3):e344-e349. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.013. Epub 2018 Dec 19.
This study aimed to explore the attitudes of Omani nurses towards evidence-based practice (EBP) and their perceptions of the barriers to and facilitators of EBP implementation in Oman. In addition, the attitudes and perceptions of nurse leaders and staff nurses were compared.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between August and October 2016 in three suburban governmental hospitals in Northern Oman. A demographic questionnaire and two EBP instruments were used to collect data from 282 registered Omani nurses, including the Evidence-Based Nursing Attitude Questionnaire and the Developing Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire.
A total of 260 Omani nurses took part in the study (response rate: 92.2%). On the whole, the nurses had positive attitudes towards EBP, with no significant difference in mean attitude scores per item between staff nurses and nurse leaders (3.98 ± 0.46 versus 4.03 ± 0.50; = 0.431). However, in comparison to staff nurses, nurse leaders had higher scores per item for the barriers to changing practice and finding and reviewing evidence subsections, with lower scores for the facilitators to changing practice section.
In accordance with the international literature, Omani nurses had positive attitudes towards EBP as well as similar perceptions of barriers and facilitators to EBP implementation. These findings may help to inform recommendations for the integration of EBP in educational programmes and clinical settings in Oman, as well as to facilitate necessary changes in nursing practice.
本研究旨在探讨阿曼护士对循证实践（EBP）的态度，以及他们对阿曼实施循证实践的障碍和促进因素的看法。此外，还比较了护士长和普通护士的态度与看法。
本描述性横断面研究于2016年8月至10月在阿曼北部的三家郊区政府医院进行。使用一份人口统计学调查问卷和两份循证实践工具，从282名阿曼注册护士中收集数据，包括循证护理态度问卷和循证实践发展问卷。
共有260名阿曼护士参与了研究（应答率：92.2%）。总体而言，护士们对循证实践持积极态度，普通护士和护士长在各项目平均态度得分上无显著差异（3.98±0.46对4.03±0.50；P=0.431）。然而，与普通护士相比，护士长在改变实践的障碍以及查找和审查证据子项目上的各项目得分更高，而在改变实践的促进因素项目上得分更低。
与国际文献一致，阿曼护士对循证实践持积极态度，对循证实践实施的障碍和促进因素也有相似的看法。这些发现可能有助于为阿曼将循证实践纳入教育项目和临床环境提供建议，也有助于推动护理实践的必要变革。
