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dc.contributor.authorHilton, Shonaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBedford, Helenen_UK
dc.contributor.authorCalnan, Michaelen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHunt, Kateen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-20T01:08:34Z-
dc.date.available2019-03-20T01:08:34Z-
dc.date.issued2009-04-20en_UK
dc.identifier.other4en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/29039-
dc.description.abstractBackground. Health visitors play a pivotal position in providing parents with up-to-date evidence-based care on child health. The recent controversy over the safety of the MMR vaccine has drawn attention to the difficulties they face when new research which raises doubts about current guidelines and practices is published. In the aftermath of the MMR controversy, this paper investigates the sources health visitors use to find out about new research evidence on immunisation and examines barriers and facilitators to using evidence in practice. It also assesses health visitors' confidence in using research evidence. Methods. Health visitors were recruited from the 2007 UK Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association conference. All delegates were eligible to complete the questionnaire if in their current professional role they advise parents about childhood immunisation or administer vaccines to children. Of 228 who were eligible, 185 completed the survey (81.1%). Results. These health visitors used a wide range of resources to find out about new research evidence on childhood immunisation. Popular sources included information leaflets and publications, training days, nursing journals and networking with colleagues. A lack of time was cited as the main barrier to searching for new evidence. The most common reason given for not using research in practice was a perception of conflicting research evidence. Understanding the evidence was a key facilitator. Health visitors expressed less confidence about searching and explaining research on childhood immunisation than evidence on weaning and a baby's sleep position. Conclusion. Even motivated health visitors feel they lack the time and, in some cases, the skills to locate and appraise research evidence. This research suggests that of the provision of already-appraised research would help to keep busy health professionals informed, up-to-date and confident in responding to public concerns, particularly when there is apparently conflicting evidence. Health visitors' relative lack of confidence about research on immunisation suggests there is still a job to be done in rebuilding confidence in evidence on childhood immunisation. Further research on what makes evidence more comprehensible, convincing and useable would contribute to understanding how to bridge the gulf between evidence and practice.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherBMCen_UK
dc.relationHilton S, Bedford H, Calnan M & Hunt K (2009) Competency, confidence and conflicting evidence: Key issues affecting health visitors' use of research evidence in practice. <i>BMC Nursing</i>, 8, Art. No.: 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-8-4en_UK
dc.rights© Hilton et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2009 This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/en_UK
dc.titleCompetency, confidence and conflicting evidence: Key issues affecting health visitors' use of research evidence in practiceen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1472-6955-8-4en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid19379494en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleBMC Nursingen_UK
dc.citation.issn1472-6955en_UK
dc.citation.volume8en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderMedical Research Councilen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Glasgowen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationNational Institute of Child Health and Human Developmenten_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Kenten_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Glasgowen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000210472200004en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-65549158009en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid895961en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-5873-3632en_UK
dc.date.accepted2009-04-20en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2009-04-20en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2019-02-27en_UK
rioxxterms.apcnot requireden_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorHilton, Shona|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBedford, Helen|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorCalnan, Michael|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHunt, Kate|0000-0002-5873-3632en_UK
local.rioxx.projectProject ID unknown|Medical Research Council|http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2019-02-27en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/|2019-02-27|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameHilton-etal-BMCNursing-2009.pdfen_UK
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