Description: This is a 16-item Likert-type scale ranging from 1= (strongly disagree) to 5= (strongly agree). Sample items include, I am clear about the steps in EBP, and I am sure that I can implement EBP. Higher summed scores indicate stronger EBP beliefs. Items 11 and 13 need to be reverse-coded.
Psychometrics: The scale has established face, content, and construct validity with internal consistency reliabilities above 0.85 (Melnyk et al., 2008).
Reference: Melnyk, B. M., Fineout-Overholt, E., & Mays, M. Z. (2008). The evidence-based practice beliefs and implementation scales: psychometric properties of two new instruments. Worldviews on evidence-based nursing, 5(4), 208–216. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2008.00126.x.
Description: This is a 16-item Likert-type scale ranging from 1= (strongly disagree) to 5= (strongly agree). Sample items include, I am clear about the steps in EBP, and I am sure that I can implement EBP. Higher summed scores indicate stronger EBP beliefs. Items 11 and 13 need to be reverse-coded.
Psychometrics: The scale has established face, content, and construct validity with internal consistency reliabilities above 0.85 (Melnyk et al., 2008).
Reference: Melnyk, B. M., Fineout-Overholt, E., & Mays, M. Z. (2008). The evidence-based practice beliefs and implementation scales: psychometric properties of two new instruments. Worldviews on evidence-based nursing, 5(4), 208–216. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2008.00126.x.
