The use of evidence by Brazilian nurses

quantitative cross -sectional study

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36311/1981-1640.2019.v13n3.02.p5

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Information use, Evidence, Health information, Nurses, Brazil

Abstract

In the context of health, the term "evidence" is used to describe findings from scientific studies published in peer-reviewed academic journals. We sought to verify how Brazilian nurses have used evidence, as well as what are the main difficulties and facilitators for the use of scientific evidence by these professionals. For that, a cross-sectional survey was carried out. A total of 100 nurses participated, of which 7 were men and 93 were women, with an average age of 37.3 years; 81 had only undergraduate degrees, 14 had master's degrees and 5 had doctor’s degrees. Nurses in this study opt mainly for consulting their co-workers when they have some doubt. Main difficulties for the use of evidence by the participating nurses are related to low remuneration and conditions of the work place. They understand as facilitators for the use of evidence: multiple forms of access to evidence; access to evidence that is valid for local context; education during graduation and continuing education. This study results bring contributions in the direction to think about initiatives so that health evidences are more widely used by Brazilian nurses.

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Author Biographies

  • Maria Cristiane Barbosa Galvão, Profa. Dra., Universidade de São Paulo

    Professora na Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo

  • Fabio Carmona, Prof. Dr., Universidade de São Paulo

    Professor na Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.

  • Vivian Fernandes, Universidade de São Paulo

    Egressa do Curso de Graduação em Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação

  • Ivan Luiz Marques Ricarte, Prof. Dr., Universidade Estadual de Campinas

    Professor da Faculdade de Tecnologia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas.

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2019-09-25

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2019)

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“The Use of Evidence by Brazilian Nurses: Quantitative Cross -Sectional Study”. Brazilian Journal of Information Science: Research Trends, vol. 13, no. 3, Sept. 2019, pp. 5-13, https://doi.org/10.36311/1981-1640.2019.v13n3.02.p5.

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