@article{f22de790716c4087ac26b3802561aee2,
title = "Social, health and rehabilitation sector educators{\textquoteright} competence in evidence-based practice: A cross-sectional study",
abstract = "Aim: The purpose of the study was to identify and describe the characteristic profiles of evidence-based practice competence of educators in the social, health and rehabilitation sectors and to establish relevant background factors. Design: This study was carried out as a descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were collected from social, health and rehabilitation sector educators working in the 21 Finnish universities of applied sciences and seven vocational colleges (n = 422; N = 2,330). A self-assessment instrument measuring evidence-based practice competence was used. Competence profiles were formed using a K-cluster grouping analysis. Results: Three distinct competence profiles were identified and delineated. Most educators feel that they can guide students' critical thinking and are able to seek and produce scientific knowledge. Evidence-based practice competence was explained by background factors such as year of graduation (for higher degree), level of education, job title, current employer and current field of work.",
keywords = "competence, educator, evidence-based practice, health care, rehabilitation, social care",
author = "Johanna Halvari and Kristina Mikkonen and Maria K{\"a}{\"a}ri{\"a}inen and Heli Kuivila and Arja Holopainen and Kati Immonen and Meeri Koivula and Camilla Koskinen and Tuulikki Sj{\"o}gren and Helvi Kyng{\"a}s and Tuomikoski, {Anna Maria}",
note = "Funding Information: This study was funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland Funding Information: The reported research is part of the TerOpe project funded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. We would like to thank the Ministry for providing us with the opportunity to research and extend knowledge of teacher competence. We would also like to express our great appreciation to the research assistants who participated in data collection during this study. Finally, we would like to acknowledge Sees‐Editing Ltd service for improving the language and helping us to communicate our findings to readers of the journal. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1002/nop2.1035",
language = "English",
volume = "8",
pages = "3222--3231",
journal = "Nursing Open",
issn = "2054-1058",
publisher = "Wiley Open Access",
number = "6",
}