Evaluation of Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in the  Health Services: A Systematic Review

Authors

  • Ali Ayoubian 1. Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Medical Sciences and Technologies, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Amir Ashkan Nasiripour 1. Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Medical Sciences and Technologies, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Seyed Jamaledin Tabibi 1. Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Medical Sciences and Technologies, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohammadkarim Bahadori 2. Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v9i.1645

Keywords:

Barriers; Facilitators; Evidence-Based Practice

Abstract

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an ambition for health service administrators. We aimed to systematically review the major relevant articles in case of barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based practice in health services. Methods and Materials: The type of study was a systematic review. We searched the libraries and online sources such as PubMed, MEDLINE, Wiley, EMBASE, ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, and Google scholar. We used keywords included “Evidence-Based Practiceâ€, “Evidence-Based Managementâ€, “Healthcareâ€, “Care Management, Evidence-Based Healthcare Managementâ€, “Health Careâ€, Healthâ€, “Barrierâ€, “Facilitatorâ€, policy and “Evidence-Based Healthcareâ€. Results: In total, 12 studies were included. Several barriers and facilitators were recognized through the included papers, the factors such as organization support and a helpful education system improved skills, knowledge, and confidence to EBP. The outcomes of studies were identified as the employ of the internet as a highest-rated skill for increasing EBP quality. Conclusion: Generally, the results showed health service administrators should first identify barriers of EBP then transferred them to facilitators to the implementation of proper and efficient EBP. [GMJ.2020;9:e1645]

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Ayoubian, A., Nasiripour, A. A., Tabibi, S. J., & Bahadori, M. (2020). Evaluation of Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in the  Health Services: A Systematic Review. Galen Medical Journal, 9, e1645. https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v9i.1645

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