Regarding the academic qualifications of the respondents,
it was observed that 48 radiographers had a Bachelor degree,
corresponding to a percentage of 73.8%.
Only 10 radiographers have post-graduate studies (Master's,
PhD) corresponding to a percentage of (15.4%).
In terms of professional experience,
the average is approximately 10 years,
ranging from 1 year to 38 years of experience.
Regarding the professional experience in Computed Tomography,
the average was approximately 7 years,
ranging from 1 year to 22 years of experience.
Internal Instrument Reliability:
Factor 1 (Understanding of the EBP concepts) = Cronbach Alpha of 0.910
Factor 2 (General aspects of EBP development in the radiology department) = Cronbach Alpha of 0.910
Factor 3 (EBP in the Work Context) = Cronbach Alpha of 0.920
Factor 4 (EBP: Training and Updating of Knowledge) = Cronbach Alpha of 0.884
Factor 5 (EBP and Clinical Governance in CT) = Cronbach Alpha of 0.794
Factor 6 (Conditioning Factors for the Application of EBP) = Cronbach Alpha of 0.937
Factor 7 (Direct and/or indirect Eeffects of EBP) = Cronbach Alpha of 0.927
Analysis of the weight and importance of the items of Factor 1 - Understanding of the EBP concepts are available in Fig. 1.
Analysis of the weight and importance of the items of Factor 2 - General aspects of EBP development in the radiology department
are available in Fig. 2 .
The results of factor 3 to 7 are available in the full version of this paper.
Othe Main Results:
80% of radiographers applied the principles of EBP in their daily practice.
However,
the major limiting factors highlighted by the radiographers for the application of EBP were: "Knowledge to transfer the results of literature/scientific articles in their daily practice" (18,5%),
“Existence of legislation and regulation about practices” (18,5%),
"Knowledge of EBP concepts" (15,4%) and "Professional motivation" (15,4%).
Regarding the training and updating of knowledge,
the item “Specific training to be able to apply an EBP model in professional activity” had the highest mean score (5,25) and the item “Regular attendance in courses about EBP and research topics” had the lowest (3,49).