Introduction
Walshe and Rundall (2001) define evidence-based practice as the provision of medical services based on empirical evidence retrieved from thorough scientific research and the relevant characteristics of the patient. The aim of using such methods when making critical decisions about a patient is to eliminate risk and promote quality treatment (Murray & Lopez, 1996). This paper provides survey questions relating to the utilization of evidence-based health care methods in medical facilities. It also includes a cover letter that can be used to invite respondents to take part in the survey.
Survey Questions
Open-Ended
What is your name?
What is your age? How long have you served as a medical practitioner?
In which hospital do you work?
What do you understand by evidence-based practice, and what are some of the applicable methods in the field?
How have evidence-based methods helped to improve public health?
Evidence-based practice is usually geared toward enhancing the quality of healthcare. Explain some of the difficulties that health workers experience when sourcing for the right information.
How do practitioners offer evidence-based guidance when the proof is not adequate, and the time for sourcing is insufficient?
Are there any new developments in evidence-based practice that you can point out? How have they impacted the quality of care and patient safety?
How has evidence-based practice failed to address some of the critical issues facing the country, such as healthcare inequality?
Closed-Ended
Demographic queries.
Please specify your ethnicity?
White
Hispanic or Latino
Black or African-American
Native American or American Indians
What is your highest level of education?
Masters Degree
Doctorate Degree
Professional
Of the four largest States (by population) in the United States, which do you believe has done more in incorporating evidence-based practice in the provision of health care.
California
New York
Texas
Florida
How many times have you worked in the hospital in the last five years?
On a daily basis
On a weekly basis
On a monthly basis
Intermittently
Other queries.
What kind of services do you mostly offer at the hospital?
General medical services
Clinical services
Nursing services
Specialist services
Administrative services
Dispensing drugs
Do you feel that health institutions are doing enough to incorporate evidence-based health care methods?
Yes
No
How often have you incorporated the evidence that you collect from your patients into your expertise?
Once
A few times
Severally
Every time I get a chance to do so
Has such evidence helped to improve your provision of quality care?
Yes
No
Does the number of health care organizations taking up EBP significantly influence the accessibility of safe and quality health care?
Yes
No
Have you ever benefited from EBP guidance offered by a colleague regarding a particular health condition?
Yes
No
I have never received any such guidance
Do you think evidence based practice has played any role in ensuring equality in the accessibility of quality health care to all the members of the society?
Yes
No
Cover Letter for Evidence-Based Health Care Methods
Dear Participant,
We first take this opportunity to thank you for taking your time to participate in the survey on evidence-based health care methods. The survey is part of the research that was being conducted and funded by the <Insert Name of University>, the Department of Health Sciences. Your involvement in the survey will assist us to gain the requisite understanding of EBP both as a grading tool and for purposes of incorporating the related methods into the provision of health care services.
We are conducting the research to link the methodologies developed in evidence-based healthcare to the different challenges facing the sector. The research will help in giving advice to public health professionals and policymakers on how to counter public health issues, such as communicable diseases. On the other hand, the effectiveness of the various evidence-based methods will be examined to determine the best methods and replace the weak ones with their most effective counterparts (Leape, Berwick, & Bates, 2002).
The primary purpose of collecting the information through this survey is to get the actual picture of the evidence-based healthcare methods in terms of whether or not they have been effective in the industry. As mentioned earlier, your participation in the survey is highly appreciated based on the fact that it will give us firsthand information that will help to add value to our research on the issues relating to evidence-based health techniques.
The survey will be conducted by providing the respondents with two sets of questions; the first one will contain open-ended questions where they will provide the answers based on their understanding, while the second one will have close-ended ones with choices. The respondents will be encouraged to provide the right responses to increase the validity of the research. Apart from providing the needed information for the research; we will also reward our participants by adding their names to the mega draw that will follow. Therefore, by participating in the survey, one will have an opportunity to win a total prize of $300 if they are picked from the draw.
On the other hand, all the participants will be forwarded with a copy of the research findings. The current issue of the International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare will be offered to all the individuals who will participate in the survey. Consequently, the research will also help you understand more about the existing evidence-based methods.
The survey questions will be accessed from the website of the medical department of the University. The instructions will be outlined on the website, and the survey will take about 15 minutes to complete. What is more, please understand that all the information provided by the respondents will be kept highly confidential.
Please submit your answer by __________ for your opinion to count. Your response will highly be appreciated. Thank you.
References
Leape, L. L., Berwick, D. M., & Bates, D. W. (2002). What practices will most improve safety?: evidence-based medicine meets patient safety. Jama, 288(4), 501-507.
Murray, C. J., & Lopez, A. D. (1996). Evidence-based health policy--lessons from the Global Burden of Disease Study. Science, 274(5288), 740.
Walshe, K., & Rundall, T. G. (2001). Evidence‐based management: from theory to practice in health care. The Milbank Quarterly, 79(3), 429-457.
