| n | (%) |
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Challenges to teaching EBP | Â | Â |
Students’ inadequate knowledge of statistics | 21 | 75.0 |
Lack of curricular structure for teaching EBP | 14 | 50.0 |
Lack of curricular structure for evaluating EBP competencies | 13 | 46.4 |
Faculty’s inadequate EBP competence gained in undergraduate education | 13 | 46.4 |
Students’ lack of interest in EBP | 12 | 42.9 |
Faculty’s difficulty in using EBP knowledge gained in postgraduate education in teaching undergraduate students | 10 | 35.7 |
Faculty’s limited ability to critically appraise literature | 10 | 35.7 |
Inadequate learning activities in supervised clinical practice courses to allow continuity of learning | 10 | 35.7 |
Lack of professional journals in library | 9 | 32.1 |
Faculty’s lack of confidence in teaching EBP | 8 | 28.6 |
Faculty’s inadequate skills in searching Internet databases | 6 | 21.4 |
Faculty’s insufficient computing skills | 5 | 17.9 |
Lack of institutional mandate to include EBP in curriculum | 5 | 17.9 |
Lack of access to Internet databases | 5 | 17.9 |
Lack of time/space in curriculum to incorporate EBP | 4 | 14.3 |
Lack of sufficient evidence to answer clinical questions | 4 | 14.3 |
Lack of Internet access at educational institution | 3 | 10.7 |
Faculty’s negative attitude toward teaching EBP | 2 | 7.1 |
Strategies to facilitate teaching of EBP | Â | Â |
Incorporating research evidence in lecture | 22 | 78.6 |
Modifying course syllabus to incorporate EBP | 18 | 64.3 |
Providing hypothetical clinical cases to students to facilitate EBP discussion | 18 | 64.3 |
Providing journal articles that students can use | 13 | 46.4 |
Strengthening student knowledge of principles of statistics | 11 | 39.3 |
Encouraging students to incorporate research evidence in oral reports | 7 | 25.0 |
Mentoring junior faculty members on EBP | 7 | 25.0 |
Providing faculty protected time to engage in research | 6 | 21.4 |