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Table 4 Comparison of perceived barriers across hospital types (N = 385)

From: Barriers and facilitators in implementing evidence-based practice: a parallel cross-sectional mixed methods study among nursing administrators

Barrier subscale

Public (n = 200)

Private (n = 150)

Specialized (n = 35)

F-value

p-value

Cultural resistance, mean (SD)

3.1 (1.3)

2.8 (1.1)

3.5 (1.2)

1.94

0.15

Leadership challenges, mean (SD)

2.7 (1.4)

3.2 (1.3)

3.1 (1.0)

2.77

0.06

Evaluation difficulties, mean (SD)

3.3 (1.5)

2.9 (1.2)

3.8 (1.3)

1.33

0.26

Resource constraints, mean (SD)

3.5 (1.6)

4.1 (1.5)

4.3 (1.1)

3.02

0.05*

Knowledge deficits, mean (SD)

2.9 (1.3)

3.1 (1.2)

3.3 (0.9)

0.72

0.49

Time limitations, mean (SD)

4.2 (1.7)

3.8 (1.3)

4.0 (0.9)

0.94

0.39

Overall, barriers, mean (SD)

3.3 (1.1)

3.2 (1.0)

3.5 (0.8)

1.77

0.17

  1. *Indicates significant correlation at p < 0.05