Adoption of an Evidence-Based Practice Approach In the Child and Family Care System In Europe: A Comparative Survey Study

Sonia Byrne, Ninoslava Pećnik, Isabel María Bernedo, Eliška Kodysova, Koraljka Modic Stanke, Javier de Frutos, María José Rodrigo

Highlights
 

  • Multiple determinants involved in bringing quality standards into the practice setting.
  • Promote the cultural readiness of the system increasing the national awareness of EBP.
  • Need to facilitate the collaborative work disseminating EBP guidelines in all the sectors.
  • Ensure the sustainability of quality assurance to guarantee child and family wellbeing.

This study proposed a multicomponent model of implementation strategies to empirically examine the degree of adoption of evidence-based practice (EBP) at national, agency, and practitioner levels in a sample of 20 member countries of the European family support network: A bottom-up, evidence-based and multidisciplinary approach (EurofamNet), with a great geographical distribution and different political status: 12 EU members, 6 EU candidate members and 2 non-EU members.

Adoption of an evidence-based practice approach in the child and family care system in Europe: A comparative survey study