A national cross-sectional survey of the attitudes, skills and use of evidence-based practice amongst Spanish osteopaths.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although evidence-based practice (EBP) is largely supported across healthcare professions, its implementation in manual therapy professions such as osteopathy remains limited and debated. There is currently little knowledge of how Spanish osteopaths relate to EBP.

Objectives

The main aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes, skills and use of EBP among Spanish osteopaths. A secondary aim was to identify barriers and facilitators for the adoption of EBP in the Spanish osteopathic context.

Methods

National cross-sectional survey of Spanish osteopaths registered and non-registered to an osteopathic association in Spain. Eligible participants were invited by a range of recruitment strategies including email and social media campaigns to complete the S

SUBMITTER: Alvarez G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7874623 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature