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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the Norwegian sample (N = 838)

From: The Evidence-based Practice Attitude Scale-36 (EBPAS-36): a brief and pragmatic measure of attitudes to evidence-based practice validated in US and Norwegian samples

Characteristics

Values

Gendera

 Female

68.6%

 Male

31.4%

Highest education clinical psychologistsb

 Both Ph.D and clinical specialist degree

4.3%

 Ph.D

4.0%

 Clinical specialist degree

47.2%

 Other continued education

3.4%

Highest education nursesc

 Ph.D

1.7%

 Master’s degree

14.9%

 Other continued education

80.2%

Aged

 < 30 years

14.9%

 31–40 years

31.6%

 41–50 years

23.5%

 51–60 years

19.2%

 > 60 years

10.9%

Tenure substance abuse and mental health (years)

 Clinical psychologists, mean (SD)

9.98 (9.5)

 Nurses, mean (SD)

18.04 (9.2)

  1. a20 respondents did not report their gender
  2. bAfter initial cand.psychol degree
  3. cAfter initial Bachelor’s degree
  4. d Three respondents did not report their age