Table 3 Summary of the reporting of the data items for included studies (n = 25)

x

Context of education/stage of training

61 (100)

Very high

x

Professional discipline

61 (100)

x

Number of different disciplines

61 (100)

x

Evaluation method

61 (100)

x

Strategies for teaching/learning

59 (97)

x

Confounding issues/study limitations

57 (93)

x

Same evaluation method for all groups

57 (93)

x

Number of teaching sessions

51 (84)

High

x

Duration of program

50 (82)

x

Setting

49 (80)

x

EBP steps covered in intervention content

46 (75)

x

Educational materials used in intervention

45 (74)

x

Frequency of sessions

44 (72)

x

Duration of sessions

42 (69)

Moderate

x

Psychometric properties of evaluation method reported

35 (57)

x

Previous EBP/research training exposure

30 (49)

Low

x

Instructors profession

27 (44)

x

Number of instructors involved

24 (39)

x

Learners adherence/attendance

24 (39)

x

Educational framework

22 (36)

x

Reference for EBP content reported

18 (30)

x

Evaluation instrument name and if modified

12 (21)

x

Reference to term ‘steps of EBP’ for content of intervention

9 (15)

x

Instructors previous teaching experience

8 (13)

x

Statement of student time not face to face

1 (2)

8

9

3

4

1

Total