Abstract :
Introduction: Physiotherapists work as autonomous professionals and in team with other healthcare
professionals. The present-day healthcare literature consists of arguments about the importance of
outcome research and evidence-based practice. Therefore, studying the currently used and new treatment
procedures along with their supporting evidences is of prime importance particularly to the new graduates.
Aim: To determine physiotherapists’ self-reported knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors to evidencebased practice within a university setting.
Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among postgraduate physiotherapy students (n=75) within
the Gujarat University. Participants completed evidence-based practice questionnaire (EBP-Q) designed
to determine knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors, as well as demographic information about
themselves and practice settings. Most responses of questionnaire were rated on a 5-point Likert scale,
between ‘strongly agree’ and ‘strongly disagree’. Some items included yes/no/do not know responses,
whereas others consisted of understand completely/understand somewhat/do not understand responses.
Result: Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Percentage of participants was calculated for responses
of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors domains in the questionnaire.
Conclusion: Physiotherapists have a positive attitude and beliefs about EBP; however, the knowledge and
behaviors among them was relatively poor.
Keyword :
Evidence-based practice questionnaire, Knowledge, Attitude and beliefs, Behaviors, Evidence-based physiotherapy