Evidence-based practice among physiotherapists in India: a nationwide survey of knowledge, attitude, and implementation behavior
The Indian physiotherapists reported a positive attitude toward evidence-based practice; however, their knowledge and behavior were observed to be insufficient. Lack of time, limited skills, a shortage of resources, and limitations in applying EBP were reported as the main barriers.
Authors
- Aksh Chahal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2871-3697)
- Faizan Kashoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8272-674X)
- Balamurugan Janakiraman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3866-9351)
- Monira Ibrahim Aldhahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5255-4860)
- Jyoti Sharma
- Ruchi Varshney
- Abdulqader Khormi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3672-0976)
- Mohammad Sidiq
- Sumbul Ansari
- Akriti Pandey
- Mohammed M. Alshehri
- Imran Khan
- Richa Hirendra Rai
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- University of Engineering & Management (IN)
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology (IN)
- Galgotias University (IN)
- Majmaah University (SA)
- Delhi Pharmaceutical Science and Research University (IN)
- Population Services International (IN)
- Tishk International University (IQ)
- Jazan University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20632
- Primary Topic
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00