Table 2 Comparison of exposed and unexposed groups
Category | Exposed (AHP exposed to iCAHE JC) | Unexposed (AHP who have no experience of iCAHE JC, but may have had exposure to other forms of JC) |
|---|---|---|
Utility & benefits of a JC | • Venue for reflective practice and keeping up-to-date with research evidence • Forum for learning critical appraisal of the literature | • Venue for reflective practice and keeping up-to-date with research evidence • Forum for learning critical appraisal of the literature |
Elements of an effective and sustainable JC | • Partnership between iCAHE and JCs, which can address issues related to lack of time to search, and access to the literature | • Good leadership • Set time to meet • Structured format for JC |
Barriers to participation in a JC | • Heavy clinical workload • Limited knowledge of statistics | • Heavy clinical workload • Limited knowledge of statistics • Lack of skills in searching for relevant literature • Limited access to evidence-based databases |
Incentives for participation in a JC | • Shared responsibility within the group • Allocation of CPD points | • Shared responsibility within the group • Allocation of CPD points |
Opportunities for improvement | • Training to all JC members • Provision of self-help kits on statistics • More regular contact with iCAHE researchers | -------- |