The Measurement of Evidence‐Based Healthcare Competence of Nurses and Associated Background Factors: A Scoping Review
: Härkonen, Henna; Hannila, Hanna-Maria; Oikarinen, Anne; Kaariainen, Maria; Ylimäki, Saija; Hietaniemi, Anne-Mari; Holopainen, Arja; Jansson, Miia; Polkki, Tarja; Kaakinen, Pirjo; Kanste, Outi; Tuomikoski, Anna-Maria
Publisher: Wiley
: HOBOKEN
: 2025
Research in Nursing and Health
: Research in Nursing & Health
: RES NURS HEALTH
: 48
: 5
: 581
: 593
: 13
: 0160-6891
: 1098-240X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.70004
: https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.70004
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/499210071
Advancing evidence-based practice requires nurses to have competence in the spectrum of evidence-translation process known as evidence-based healthcare. A scoping review was conducted to identify the instruments used to measure nurses evidence-based healthcare competence and map the associated background factors. The review followed the JBI guidelines with a search made to seven databases CINAHL (EBSCO), PubMed, Scopus, Medic and gray literature EBSCO Open Dissertations & MedNar in 2021 and 2023. A total of 52 studies were included. Nurses' evidence-based healthcare competence related areas were measured with various instruments (n = 23). A total of 24 background factors were examined of which the six most frequently examined with reported associations to nurses' evidence-based competence were: educational level, work experience, EBP education, age, clinical setting, and research experience. Future research should examine the relation of measurement instruments to evidence-based healthcare competence, healthcare requirements and nursing roles, with further exploring the significance of background factors.
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The authors would like to extend their gratitude for the information expertise at Oulu University Library in the designing of the search strategy. Open access publishing facilitated by Oulun yliopisto, as part of the Wiley - FinELib agreement.
