Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess evidence based-practice

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a self-reported questionnaire adapted for Romanian physicians. The questionnaire will be used to assess the knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice of physicians in the Romania regarding evidence-based clinical practice (EBP). Methods: The items of the questionnaire were generated after the review of scientific literature using a focus group of experts. Between 1
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and 15
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of December 2016, the developed EBP-questionnaire was administered to a cohort of resident/specialist physicians (n=32) to assess the face, content and construct validity as well as its applicability. Results: The final instrument contained 23 multiple choice questions (the responder can chose one or more than one answer), one question with dichotomial answer (yes/no) and 15 open questions. An average of the Likert scores equal with 4.5 (out of 5) and a Cronbach's score of 0.993 were obtained for the whole questionnaire. 62.5% (n=20) of the participants considered this questionnaire being useful and necessary to be expand through Romanian physicians. Conclusions: The results support the face, content and construct of our 38-items questionnaire that will be further apply to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and clinical practice of physicians in the Romania regarding evidence-based knowledge and application of its principles in clinical practice.