Abstract

Objective: To assess healthcare institution strategies for evidence-based healthcare (EBHC) support and their impact on patient care outcomes across various medical and critical care settings.
Methodology: This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2023 to December 2023 to survey 160 participants active in clinical and critical care sectors. Healthcare professionals at various levels, including administrators, clinical managers, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare staff participated in the study. The questionnaire included elements focusing on organizational strategies, barriers to EBHC implementation, and perceptions of how these strategies improve patient outcomes. We used descriptive statistics, along with chi-square tests and Pearson’s correlation for data analyses.
Results: We found that main strategies involved leadership support, ongoing professional development, interdisciplinary teamwork, and the policy-based incorporation of EBHC. Leadership support received an 80% rating from participants for its role in advancing EBHC practices, while ongoing training received a 72% ranking. Improvements in patient outcomes were reported by 85% of participants, and 71% also showed increased efficiency in patient management because of implementing EBHC. About 65% of participants stated that their patients showed greater satisfaction regarding evidence-based practices. The main barrier to the successful implementation of EBHC were financial resource limitations (55%), staff resistance to change (45%), and variability in research materials (38%).
Conclusion: The implementation of organizational strategies that support EBHC leads to improved patient outcomes and better care performance, which generates improved satisfaction levels for patients. The successful implementation of EBHC depends heavily on strong leadership, collaboration between stakeholders and integration of evidence-based practice into policy.

Key words: Evidence-based healthcare, patient management, healthcare organizations, clinical care, critical care.