Knowledge, skills, attitudes, beliefs, and implementation of evidence-based practice among nurses in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol

Stephen Adombire; Martine Puts; Lisa M Puchalski Ritchie; Mary Ani-Amponsah; Lisa Cranley

doi:10.11124/JBIES-21-00313

Knowledge, skills, attitudes, beliefs, and implementation of evidence-based practice among nurses in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol

JBI Evid Synth. 2022 Oct 1;20(10):2519-2527. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-21-00313.

Authors

Stephen Adombire¹, Martine Puts¹, Lisa M Puchalski Ritchie^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute-St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.

PMID: 36081358
DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-21-00313

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to identify and map the evidence reporting the knowledge, skills, attitudes, beliefs, and implementation of evidence-based practice among nurses in low- and middle-income countries.

Introduction: Evidence-based practice aims to improve health care quality, safety, and health system efficiency. Numerous research studies have explored nurses' engagement in evidence-based practice in high-income countries. Developing nations have recently joined the evidence-based practice movement, and primary research about nurses' engagement with it are emerging.

Inclusion criteria: The scoping review will include primary studies (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods) and gray literature addressing knowledge, skills, attitudes, beliefs, and implementation of evidence-based practice among nurses. Participants will include registered nurses working in low- and middle-income countries. Studies conducted in all health care settings, including acute and community settings, in low- and middle-income countries will be included.

Methods: We will search MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, ERIC, JBI Evidence-based Practice Database, Cochrane Library, LILACS, and AIM. Gray literature will be sourced from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global and Google Scholar for primary studies. Studies published in the English language will be included, with no limit on publication date. Titles, abstracts, and full-text articles will be assessed against the inclusion criteria by 2 independent reviewers. The extracted data will be analyzed quantitatively using frequencies and counts. Textual data from qualitative studies will be analyzed using descriptive content analysis. Results of the data analysis will be presented using graphs, tables, and a narrative format.

Scoping review registration: Open Science Framework ( https://osf.io/hau5y ).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Developing Countries*
Evidence-Based Practice
Humans
Income*
Qualitative Research
Review Literature as Topic