Bryce D McLeod, Kevin S Sutherland, Maureen A Conroy, Aaron R Lyon, Jason E Chapman, Kristen L Granger, Lisa Saldana
Study Protocol: Multi-level Determinants of Implementation and Sustainment in the Education Sector
Journal of emotional and behavioral disorders
early education foundations evidence based practice ebp advocated potent intervention toward enhancing ebp uptake among physical therapists little known extent ebp integrated educational curricula developing countries benefits ebp acutely needed study sought describe ebp education philippine physical therapy schools including challenges encountered educators teaching ebp national survey higher education institutions offering undergraduate degree program physical therapy conducted august 2011 january 2012 35item questionnaire developed gather data whether ebp taught specific ebp content covered courses content covered teaching evaluation methods challenges teaching ebp data analyzed descriptively study response rate 557 3461 majority participating educational institutions 82 2834 reported teaching ebp incorporating ebp content professional courses among teach ebp inadequate educator competence leading barrier courses commonly used teach ebp research 786 2228 therapy planning 714 2028 treatment skills 571643 161828 undergraduate thesis 607 1728 various ebp contents covered statistical concepts frequently taught compared critical ebp content lectures journal reports usual teaching methods 964 2728 893 2528 respectively written examinations completion undergraduate thesis oral reports 821 2328 786 2228 786 2228 respectively often used evaluation students inadequate knowledge statistics lack curricular structure ebp identified leading challenges teaching 75 2128 50 1428 respectively many physical therapy faculties across philippines incorporating ebp content teaching however arbitrary fragmented coverage ebp content inadequate emphasis clinically oriented teachinglearning assessment methods findings suggest need design appropriate entrylevel educational programs ebp effective educating educators strategies urgently needed farreaching positive repercussions ebp uptake physical therapist practice