Research Article
Barriers to Implementation of Evidence Based Practice in Zahedan Teaching Hospitals, Iran, 2014
Table 2
The list of five common barriers to implementation of evidence based practice (EBP) by organizational and individual aspects.
| | Agree | No comment | Disagree |
| Organizational aspects | | | | Lack of human sources | 206 (78.3) | 44 (16.7) | 13 (5.0) | Heavy workload | 190 (72.2) | 39 (14.8) | 34 (13.0) | Lack of access to a rich library with nursing journals | 184 (70.0) | 57 (21.7) | 22 (8.3) | Lack of internet access at work | 167 (63.5) | 57 (21.7) | 39 (14.8) | No cooperation by physicians | 163 (62.0) | 63 (24.0) | 37 (14.0) | Individuals aspects | | | | Lack of time to read literature | 220 (83.7) | 28 (10.7) | 15 (5.6) | Insufficient proficiency in English language | 181 (68.8) | 32 (12.2) | 50 (19.0) | Lack of ability to work with computer | 163 (62.0) | 43 (16.3) | 57 (21.7) | Lack of autonomy to change practice | 145 (55.2) | 59 (22.4) | 59 (22.4) | Lack of knowledge | 143 (54.4) | 47 (17.9) | 73 (27.7) |
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Figures are number (%).
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