Table 4

Self-efficacy in research utilisation skills of nurses and midwives towards research use in North Gondar and West Gojjam Zone public hospitals, North West Ethiopia, 2019

ItemsMeanSD
Use a checklist to assess research articles.2.310.9
Evaluate the application of intervention and identify areas of improvement.2.511.04
Read a research report and have a general notion about its strengths and weaknesses.2.560.86
You have been involved in monitoring and evaluation of clinical practice based on research findings.2.720.9
Apply an intervention based on the most applicable research findings. Evaluate the application of intervention and identify areas of improvement based on research findings.2.741.11
You have translated a clinical problem into a well-formulated clinical question.2.840.92
You analysed research guidelines before you have used these research findings in clinical decision-making practice.3.040.94
Read a research report and have a general notion about its strengths and weaknesses.3.121.09
You identify clinical problems according to currently available research findings.3.171.08
Total2.780.77