Occupational Therapy Students' Evidence-Based Practice Skills as Reported in a Mobile App: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an important aspect of the health care education curriculum. EBP involves following the 5 EBP steps: ask, assess, appraise, apply, and audit. These 5 steps reflect the suggested core competencies covered in teaching and learning programs to support future health care professionals applying EBP. When implementing EBP teaching, assessing outcomes by documenting the student's performance and skills is relevant. This can be done using mobile devices.

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess occupational therapy students' EBP skills as reported in a mobile app.

Methods

We applied a cross-sectional design. Descriptive statistics were used to present frequencies, percentages, means, and ranges of data regarding EBP skills foun

SUBMITTER: Johnson SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10918542 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature