Workshops for the development of evidence-based practice among nursing leaders: a pilot study

The objective of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of motivational workshops to implement Evidence Based Practice (EBP) among nursing leaders. This was a pilot, virtually experimental, before and after type study, conducted in a public teaching hospital. Researchers applied the Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire and The Barriers to Research Utilization Scale and analyzed differences of means via Student’s t-test for paired samples or Wilcoxon’s test for non-parametric data. Although they had positive attitudes towards EBP, the workshops were not effective in broadening skills (initial mean=109.8; final mean=107, p=0.58). However, they significantly reduced the perception of barriers (initial mean=73.2; final mean=66.6, p