A study to assess the knowledge towards evidence- based healthcare among the healthcare professionals of Vadodara: A Cross-Sectional Study

Wadhwa Medha; Kalyan Pulkit; Sharma Rahul; Thakkar Mital; Chatterjee Subhasish; Darji Prachi; Kumari Uma; Pithadia Devanshi; Vahora Sifa; Christian Sibya; Patil Yash

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A study to assess the knowledge towards evidence- based healthcare among the healthcare professionals of Vadodara: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v14i32.1323

Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 32, Pages: 2640-2645

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A study to assess the knowledge towards evidence- based healthcare among the healthcare professionals of Vadodara: A Cross-Sectional Study

Wadhwa Medha^1*, Kalyan Pulkit², Sharma Rahul¹, Thakkar Mital¹, Chatterjee Subhasish³, Darji Prachi⁴, Kumari Uma⁴, Pithadia Devanshi⁴, Vahora Sifa⁴, Christian Sibya4, Patil Yash⁴

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Vadodara, 391760, India
²Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KM Shah Dental College & Hospital,
Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Vadodara, 391760, India
³Professor & Principal, Department of Management, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be
University, Vadodara, 391760, India
⁴Student, Department of Management, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University,
Vadodara, 391760, India

*Correspondign Author
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:16 July 2021, Accepted Date:07 August 2021, Published Date:03 October 2021

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Objectives: The present study is to assess the Knowledge of Evidence Based Healthcare amongst healthcare professionals of Vadodara in India. Methods/Statistical analysis: A cross-sectional design as the study evaluates the present level of knowledge towards the practice of evidence-based healthcare among 186 healthcare professionals through a structured closeended questionnaire in April 2019. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21 and an independent-sample t-test was carried out to evaluate the difference in the level of knowledge among the healthcare professionals based on gender. Findings: The mean difference in the score among males and females of the on evidence-based healthcare is -2.794 indicating that the knowledge of the female respondents was more than male respondents. The significant p-value (less than 0.05) and confidence interval (narrow and one-sided) shows there is a significant difference in knowledge of evidence-based healthcare among males and females. The present study concludes that the level of knowledge among the healthcare professionals is low related to the practice of evidence-based healthcare and proper interventional methods must be designed to enhance their knowledge. The knowledge would help them to have a positive attitude towards the practice of evidence-based healthcare. Novelty: Evidence based healthcare caught the interest of healthcare professionals since a decade. The study aims to address the knowledge of the healthcare professionals towards this emerging concept to keep them abreast with the emerging trends in the global scenario.

Keywords: Evidence Based Practice; Knowledge; Healthcare; Evidence based; Healthcare

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