Scoresby Kristel, Huslage Melody, Wallis Dorothy
College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
School of Social Work, University of Nevada, Reno USA.
J Evid Based Soc Work (2019). 2024 Jul-Aug;21(4):492-508. doi: 10.1080/26408066.2024.2316038. Epub 2024 Feb 17.
This study investigates social work practitioners' feasibility, attitudes, and familiarity with the Evidence Based Practice (EBP) process in their work and their ability to access and integrate research into their practice.
Social work practitioners ( = 256) were recruited through Reddit and Facebook and completed an online survey. Participants completed demographic questions (e.g. time in practice, degree type, practice role), research-seeking behaviors, and completed three subscales of the Rubin & Parish Evidence-Based Practice Process Assessment Scale.
The three EBP process subscales assessed participants' familiarity, attitudes, and perceived feasibility of the EBP process. The familiarity subscale could range from zero to 40, and the mean in this sample was 26.75 (SD = 5.55). The attitudes subscale could range from 0 to 56, and the mean in this sample was 37.03 (SD = 5.49). Finally, the feasibility subscale could range from zero to 20, and the mean in this sample was 12.18 (SD = 2.81). A linear regression was run to predict familiarity, feasibility, and attitudes toward the EBP process. Those who reported seeking out research more often found the process more familiar and feasible. Those who were in practice longer found the EBP process less familiar and had more negative attitudes.
Strategies to address research familiarity, feasibility, and attitudes toward the EBP process include continuing experiential learning in education, accessing research in social media, and the use of continuing education.
Continuing to address the research-practice gaps is an essential step toward delivering EBP to clients.
本研究调查社会工作从业者在工作中采用循证实践（EBP）流程的可行性、态度和熟悉程度，以及他们获取研究并将其整合到实践中的能力。
通过Reddit和Facebook招募了256名社会工作从业者，并让他们完成一项在线调查。参与者回答了人口统计学问题（如从业时间、学位类型、实践角色）、寻求研究的行为，并完成了鲁宾和帕里什循证实践流程评估量表的三个子量表。
EBP流程的三个子量表评估了参与者对EBP流程的熟悉程度、态度和感知到的可行性。熟悉度子量表的分数范围为0至40，本样本中的平均分为26.75（标准差=5.55）。态度子量表的分数范围为0至56，本样本中的平均分为37.03（标准差=5.49）。最后，可行性子量表的分数范围为0至20，本样本中的平均分为12.18（标准差=2.81）。进行了线性回归以预测对EBP流程的熟悉程度、可行性和态度。那些报告更频繁寻求研究的人认为该流程更熟悉且更可行。从业时间更长的人对EBP流程的熟悉程度较低，且态度更消极。
解决对EBP流程的研究熟悉程度、可行性和态度的策略包括在教育中持续进行体验式学习、在社交媒体上获取研究以及使用继续教育。
持续解决研究与实践之间的差距是向客户提供循证实践的关键一步。
