FACTORS RELATED TO DOCTORS’ AND NURSES’ PERCEPTIONS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICEANDINFORMATION -COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Evidence-based practice(EBP)that is supported by the availability of the best literature can improve the quality of health services. Information and communication technology (ICT) usage may provide the evidence in timely-manner. However, literature on the factors related toEBP and ICT of doctors and nurses in Indonesia is scant.This study aimedto describe thefactors related to the doctors’ and nurses’EBPperception andICT. This survey was conducted in November 2017–January 2018 at one general hospital, five private hospitals, eleven publichealth centers,and five private clinics. A total of 85 doctors and 271 nurses selected by proportional probability sampling were given online questionnaires. Eachquestionnaire consisted of 12 items about access to information and 24 items aboutperception of EBPadopted from the evidence-based practice questionnaire Upton & Upton. Pearson correlation, independent t-test analysis,and one-way ANOVAresults found education and role were related to the doctors’ EBP. Education, role, age,and experience were related to the doctors’ ICT.There was a relationshipbetween age and education with the nurses EBP. These two factors and working experience were related to the nurses’ ICT.EBP intervention through ICT may take into accountthe nature of experienced senior doctors and young inexperience nurses with higher education in the ICT platform.Advocacy is needed to increase the use of ICTs for EBP and professional development. Further research related to the need of knowledge translation through ICT should be conducted.