Determining the attitudes of midwives and nurses working in a women's health research and education hospital towards evidence-based practices and their barriers to using research results

This study was conducted as a descriptive study to determine the attitudes of nurses and midwives working in a women's health research and education hospital towards evidence-based practices and their barriers to using the research results. The study was conducted between 02 January and 30 June 2018 with 253 nurses and midwives who worked at Dr. Zekai Tahir BurakWomen's Health Research and Education Hospital and agreed to participate in the study.In the data collection, "Descriptive Information Form", "The Barriers to Research Utilization Scale (BRUS)" and "Evidence-Based Nursing Attitude Scale (EBNAS)" were used. All data collection tools were filled by nurses and midwives. Number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, first and third quarters, Pearson correlation and Spearman correlation analysis were used in the analysis of the data.According to the results of the research; the first three obstacles to using the research results of midwives and nurses are as follows; "there is not enough time to read the research in the workplace"(96.5%), "there is not enough time to apply new ideas in the workplace" (89.7%) and "there is not enough opportunity for nursing practices" (87.7%).The mean BRUS score of nurses and midwives was 1.98 ± 0.71; the mean EBNAS score was 50.26 ± 7.75. It was determined that there was a moderate positive correlation between the total scores of BRUS and EBNAS (ρ = 0.523, p <0.001).According to the results of the research; in order to increase the use of evidence-based practices, it is recommended that institution managers enable nurses and midwives to participate in scientific activities for the development of research knowledge and skills, encourage nurses and midwives to conduct research and use their results, and provide more support and time for their participation in scientific activities.