(189)KNOWLEDGE OF AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AMONG MIDWIVES TAKING A SPECIALTY EXAMINATION ORGANIZED BY CENTER OF POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION FOR NURSES AND MIDWIVES

摘要

The improvement of professional qualifications and participation in continuing education on the basisof the most recent study results constitute a precondition to ensure efficient and safe health servicesand to provide maternity care of the highest quality and efficiency.Aim The study aimed to assess knowledge of, attitudes towards, and skills of using Evidence - BasedPractice (EBP)among midwives after completing a specialized training organized by the Center ofPostgraduate Education for Nurses and Midwives (CKPPiP).Materials and Methods 48 midwives taking part in the CKPPiP specialty examination in the summer 2014 session;;mean ageof 47.57 years (min. 32, max. 60, SD=6.502);;mean length of service was 28.07 years (min. 7, max.38, SD=6.494). 93.75% of the total worked full-time in a public hospital, 56.25% of all worked as seniormidwives. 52.08% of the study participants had secondary education. Standardized Evidence-BasedPractice Profile Questionnaire from the University of South Australia, quantative analysis of the studyresults. Reliability analysis: Cronbach's α coefficient, STATISTICA 12.Results Reliability analysis for particular domains: Cronbach's α coefficient was between 0.882 and 0.975. Asmany as 66.6% of the midwives were aware of the importance and development of EBP in midwiferyand the benefits resulting from using EBP. 37.5% of the study participants have never evaluated themethodological soundness of the scientific literature they had been using and have not referred it totheir own diagnosis (20.8%). As many as 39.5% of all have never met the term of "systematic review".56.2% of the study group said that they knew how to search for information in electronic databases ofscientific literature and used them once a month (31.2%). Despite using EBP in making proper clinicaldecisions in their professional practice, midwives valued their own clinical experience more than studyresults (62.5%).Conclusions 1 Since the level of knowledge of using Evidence-Based Practice among midwives whocompleted a specialisation programme is clearly insufficient, knowledge and skills of midwiveswith respect to this issue need to be urgently supplemented.2 In order to improve the current level of knowledge of EBP among midwives, it is advisable tooffer them further training and enhance their skills concerning methodology of research.3 It is necessary for midwives to continuously update their knowledge of using the most recentstudy results in their professional practice.