2025 年 21 巻 1 号 p. 48-57
Background: The decision-making process underlying shared decision-making is evidence-based practice (EBP). However, in Asia, EBP has widely become only a concept, and empirical research on measures to promote its implementation is lacking. Therefore, we first developed the EBP self-assessment (EBPSA) for occupational therapists.
Purpose: To examine the characteristics of occupational therapists and their clinical, educational, and research experiences related to the EBPSA scores.
Methods: The participants were 1216 occupational therapists working in Japanese convalescent rehabilitation wards, who were surveyed by mail using the questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted using a categorical multiple regression analysis with EBPSA scores as the dependent variable, years of clinical experience and sex as adjustment variables, and the characteristics of occupational therapists and their clinical, teaching, and research experiences as independent variables.
Results: In total, 531 occupational therapists (44% response rate) responded to the questionnaire. Of these, 465 who answered all questions were considered valid respondents. As a result, the following five items related to “work environment,” “intrinsic motivation,” and “self-efficacy” subscale scores in the EBPSA were extracted: final educational background; experience in education on EBP methodology; positive experiences resulting from the implementation of EBP; experience in presenting at academic conferences as the first author; experience in education on high-level evidence-based intervention and assistance methods.
Conclusions: It was discussed the important issues of enhancing EBP education, encouraging academic and research activities, and increasing positive experience resulting from the implementation of EBP for improving the “workplace environment,” “intrinsic motivation,” and “self-efficacy.”
