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Table 5 Mean outcome scores for each cluster

From: A KT intervention including the evidence alert system to improve clinician’s evidence-based practice behavior—a cluster randomized controlled trial

Variable

Outcome score N, mean (sd) per cluster

Outcome

 

Time

Cluster 1 (Exp)

Cluster 2 (Exp)

Cluster 3 (Control)

Cluster 4 (control)

EBP behavior

Self GAS

Baseline

35

24

28

17

50.73 (13.75)

58.88 (12.64)

48.75 (10.85)

66.41 (15.46)

8-weeks

24

27

22

21

66.39 (16.02)

65.58 (11.08)

48.97 (15.34)

76.56 (11.92)

Peer GAS

Baseline

33

19

28

15

60.19 (14.26)

64.68 (12.51)

55.20 (15.69)

73.32 (12.57)

8-weeks

21

23

23

19

72.69 (9.93)

75.69 (6.90)

57.47 (13.11)

81.66 (9.05)

EBP knowledge

Exam score

Baseline

35

22

28

22

7.69 (2.76)

8.27 (3.51)

6.50 (3.08)

10.11 (3.04)

8-weeks

25

27

23

22

10.80 (2.37)

10.59 (2.14)

6.98 (3.26)

9.11 (2.65)

EBP attitude

Self EBPAS subset 3 score

Baseline

35

20

27

20

2.73 (0.73)

2.57 (0.79)

2.53 (0.61)

2.64 (0.83)

8-weeks

24

26

22

22

2.55(0.78)

2.70 (0.70)

2.52 (0.57)

3.01 (0.55)

Self EBPAS subset 4 score

Baseline

20

35

27

20

2.86 (0.48)

3.08 (0.54)

2.84 (0.56)

3.16 (0.58)

8-weeks

24

26

22

22

3.10 (0.59)

2.96 (0.64)

2.85 (0.60)

3.11 (0.58)

Peer EBPAS subset 3 score

Baseline

30

12

23

15

2.80 (0.60)

3.24 (0.63)

2.87 (0.74)

2.95 (0.73)

8-weeks

16

16

17

15

3.20 (0.47)

3.14 (0.65)

3.07 (0.63)

3.32 (0.57)

Peer EBPAS subset 4 score

Baseline

30

12

23

16

0.83 (0.64)

1.03 (1.08)

1.45 (0.86)

0.77 (0.48)

8-weeks

16

16

17

15

1.05 (0.86)

0.69 (0.60)

1.41 (0.99)

0.82 (0.76)

Web hits

Page hits

8-weeks

2987

3136

928

749