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the groundwork required to create a conceptual framework supportive of an EBP
includes workplace culture change and support of the change through leadership
(Stetler, Brunell et al., 1998). Beliefs and attitudes, involvement in research activities,
information seeking, professional characteristics, education, and other socioeco-
nomic factors are potential determinants of research utilization (Estabrooks, Floyd,
Scott-Findlay, O’Leary, & Gushta, 2003); however, meta-analysis points out that too
much original research and not enough repetition of previous studies fails to ad-
vance the knowledge base. Developing countries ...