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Social, health and rehabilitation sector educators’ competence in evidence-based practice : A cross-sectional study
Maria KääriäinenMaria KääriäinenJohanna HalvariJohanna HalvariAnna Maria TuomikoskiAnna Maria TuomikoskiHelvi KyngäsHelvi KyngäsTuulikki SjögrenArja HolopainenKati ImmonenKristina MikkonenMeeri KoivulaHeli KuivilaCamilla KoskinenCamilla Koskinensubject
hoitoalaSociology of scientific knowledgeEvidence-based practicecompetenceevidence‐based practiceRT1-120evidence-based practiceNursingterveydenhoitoammatilliset opettajatrehabilitationammattikorkeakoulut:Medisinske Fag: 700 [VDP]Health caresosiaalihuoltoHumansSocial determinants of healthCompetence (human resources)General NursingResearch ArticlesFinlandMedical educationammatillinen koulutusbusiness.industrynäyttöön perustuvat käytännöthealth caresocial care3141 Health care scienceCross-Sectional StudieseducatorCritical thinkingVocational educationEvidence-Based PracticekompetenssisosiaalialakuntoutusbusinessPsychologyGraduationResearch Articledescription
Aim: The purpose of the study was to identify and describe the characteristic profiles of evidence-based practice competence of educators in the social, health and rehabilitation sectors and to establish relevant background factors. Design: This study was carried out as a descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were collected from social, health and rehabilitation sector educators working in the 21 Finnish universities of applied sciences and seven vocational colleges (n = 422; N = 2,330). A self-assessment instrument measuring evidence-based practice competence was used. Competence profiles were formed using a K-cluster grouping analysis. Results: Three distinct competence profiles were identified and delineated. Most educators feel that they can guide students' critical thinking and are able to seek and produce scientific knowledge. Evidence-based practice competence was explained by background factors such as year of graduation (for higher degree), level of education, job title, current employer and current field of work. publishedVersion Peer reviewed
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