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Table 2 Attitudes of Viet Nam PTs toward EBP

From: Are physical therapists in Viet Nam ready to implement evidence-based practice? A survey

No.

Attitudes toward, use of, perceived benefits and limitations of EBP

Disagree

Agree

N

%

N

%

1

Application of EBP is necessary for my practice.

32

8.4

348

91.6

2

Literature and research findings are useful in my day-to-day practice.

54

14.2

327

85.8

3

I need to increase the use of evidence in my daily practice.

70

18.4

311

81.6

4

The adoption of EBP places an unreasonable demand on physical therapists.

280

73.5

101

26.5

5

I am interested in learning or improving the skills necessary to incorporate EBP into my practice.

34

8.9

347

91.1

6

EBP improves the quality of patient care.

39

10.2

342

89.8

7

EBP does not take into account the limitation of my clinical practice setting.

309

81.1

72

18.9

8

EBP helps clinicians remain up-to-date with healthcare trends.

53

13.9

328

86.1

9

Strong evidence is lacking to support most of the interventions I use with my patients.

243

63.8

138

36.2

10

EBP helps me make decisions about patient care.

69

18.1

312

81.9

11

EBP does not take into account patient preference.

222

58.3

159

41.7