Table 2: Nurses’ perception of EBP and QI at the studied hospitals.

Variables of the study Overall
Mean ± SD.
Hospital 1
Mean ± SD.
Hospital 2
Mean ± SD.
Hospital 3
Mean ± SD.
F P
EBP
Overall EBP¥ 3.57±0.70 3.58±0.85 3.62±0.63 3.50±0.59 0.832 0.436
Knowledge of EBP 3.22±0.68 3.23±0.76 3.29±0.59 3.12±0.67 1.673 0.189
Use (skills) of EBP 3.57±1.20 3.76±1.37 3.52±1.26 3.42±0.91 2.171 0.116
Attitudes Toward EBP 4.80±1.18 4.55±1.20 4.92±1.36 4.98±0.91 3.469 0.032*
QI
Overall QI 3.90±0.58 3.78±0.73 3.88±0.49 4.03±0.47 4.638 0.010*
QI knowledge 4.36±0.66 4.42±0.63 4.23±0.71 4.43±0.61 3.200 0.042*
Skills of QI 3.49±0.76 3.29±0.93 3.57±0.59 3.61±0.69 5.464 0.005*
Attitudes towards QI 4.35±0.71 4.29±0.78 4.23±0.67 4.53±0.62 5.206 0.006*

SD: Standard Deviation F: F value for ANOVA test *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.
¥EBP on Seven-point Likert scale QI on Five-point Likert scale