A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Survey to Explore the Knowledge, Attitude, and Use of Evidence Based Practice in Anaesthesia Teams in a Medical City in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

A cross-sectional survey was used with a convenience sampling technique in a single hospital. One hundred and forty questionnaires were completed and returned, yielding a response rate of 80.9%. Overall, anaesthesia teams showed a high positive attitude towards EBP, but low levels of knowledge and use of EBP. Participants with higher levels of education and/or work experience exhibited significantly higher levels of knowledge and use of EBP than did those who had lower education levels and/or work experience. Also, higher levels of education and/or work experience exhibited a significant positive association towards higher level of knowledge and use of EBP. However, attitude levels towards EBP did not exhibit either significant or association results. Physicians showed significantly higher knowledge and use of EBP than non-physicians. Furthermore, higher job position was significantly positively associated with higher use of EBP. Lack of knowledge and lack of time due to workload were the leading barriers encountered by anaesthesia teams.