biostudies-literatureUnknown30(21-22)Perruchoud ESchool of Health Sciences, HES-SO Valais/Wallis<h4>Aims and objectives</h4>Examine beliefs about EBP and its level of implementation among nurses working in nursing homes in a bilingual canton of Switzerland and explore associations between these aspects and nurses' sociodemographic and professional characteristics.<h4>Background</h4>Although evidence-based practice (EBP) is recognised as an effective strategy for improving the quality and safety of care, little is known about its use in nursing homes. Nurses' beliefs about EBP and their implementation of it in Switzerland's nursing homes have never been explored.<h4>Design</h4>An observational cross-sectional study.<h4>Methods</h4>Beliefs about and implementation of EBP were evaluated using validated French- and German-language versions of the EBP Beliefs Scale and the EBP ImplementatJournal of clinical nursing3218-3229https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8518770biostudies-literatureBeliefs and implementation of evidence-based practice among nurses in the nursing homes of a Swiss canton: An observational cross-sectional study.PMC8518770Pereira FFernandes SPerruchoud EVerloo HfalseBeliefs and implementation of evidence-based practice among nurses in the nursing homes of a Swiss canton: An observational cross-sectional study.<h4>Aims and objectives</h4>Examine beliefs about EBP and its level of implementation among nurses working in nursing homes in a bilingual canton of Switzerland and explore associations between these aspects and nurses' sociodemographic and professional characteristics.<h4>Background</h4>Although evidence-based practice (EBP) is recognised as an effective strategy for improving the quality and safety of care, little is known about its use in nursing homes. Nurses' beliefs about EBP and their implementation of it in Switzerland's nursing homes have never been explored.<h4>Design</h4>An observational cross-sectional study.<h4>Methods</h4>Beliefs about and implementation of EBP were evaluated using validated French- and German-language versions of the EBP Beliefs Scale and the EBP Implementat2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Nov2025-04-04T10:21:57.148Z2025-04-04T10:21:57.148ZS-EPMC85187703396054610.1111/jocn.15826