A survey for the readiness of Greek midwives for the adoption of evidence-based practice (EBP)

Angeliki Ladopoulou, Angeliki Ladopoulou and Dimitrios Charos, Dimitrios Charos and Irene Plassara, Irene Plassara and Paraskevi Giaxi, Paraskevi Giaxi and Victoria G. Vivilaki1, Victoria G. Vivilaki1 (2020) A survey for the readiness of Greek midwives for the adoption of evidence-based practice (EBP). European Journal of Midwifery, 4 (2). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2585-2906

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION The holistic approach of healthcare practice in midwifery demands the
use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in all aspects of clinical care. Applying EBP in every
day healthcare practice by midwives offers various significant benefits. The aim of the
present study was to investigate and assess the knowledge and awareness of midwives in
Greece with regard to EBP.
METHODS Data collection took place from October 2012 to January 2013 among
midwifery staff within two national ‘urban’ healthcare hospitals of Athens and the
department of midwifery in the Athens Technological Institute. The sample consisted
of 209 participants of which 109 were midwives and 100 student midwifes. Both were
invited to complete a questionnaire specifically designed for the study.
RESULTS Only 43.5% of midwives declared awareness of the term EBP, while 36.4% had
to search for general evidence about twice a month in order to support their role. The
first source of information to support clinical practice was found to be ‘asking colleagues’
(52.2%) followed by ‘internet search in general’ (48.8%), but not in the EBP databases.
In addition, 61.2% of respondents stated that EBP would definitely contribute to the
provision of better quality midwifery care.
CONCLUSIONS For a successful implementation of EBP, it is required initially to train
personnel to develop their abilities, to provide information on the way to use different data
sources and encourage midwifery personnel to take initiatives and be part of the decisionmaking process

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	evidence-based practice (EBP), evidence-based practice readiness survey (EBPRS), midwifery
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User:	Mrs Ni Made Yunia Dwi Savitri
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2022 00:43
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2022 00:43
URI:	http://eprints.triatmamulya.ac.id/id/eprint/1217

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