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Table 5 Comparison of behavior performed by the physical therapists when faced with new or unique cases

From: Effectiveness of the tailored Evidence Based Practice training program for Filipino physical therapists: a randomized controlled trial

 

EBP group (N = 14)

Waitlist control group (N = 10)

P value

EBP behaviors when faced with new/unique cases

   

Physical therapists who formulated PICO

11 (78.6%)

0 (0%)

0.0001*

Physical therapists who logged PICO

4 (28.6%)

0 (0%)

0.037*

Physical therapists who searched research evidence

10 (71.4%)

3 (30%)

0.04*

Physical therapists who appraised evidence

4 (28.6%)

0 (0%)

0.037*

Physical therapists who applied evidence

4 (28.6%)

0 (0%)

0.037*

Non-EBP behaviors when faced with new/unique cases

   

Physical therapists who asked colleague

11 (78.6%)

8 (80%)

0.93

Physical therapists who asked MD

6 (42.9%)

10 (100%)

0.003*

Physical therapists who read textbooks

8 (57.1%)

10 (100%)

0.017*

  1. *significant p value; Chi-Square test of proportion was used to calculate for p values.