EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE

Evidence Based Practice

Evidence Based Practice

Introduction

Evidence-based practice is gaining importance in today's world because of the modernization and complexity now associated with health and social care. At governmental level, health and social reforms along with the commitment to them are introduced solely on the basis of evidence of their effectiveness. Whereas at the level of patients and citizens, acceptance of the expertise of social or healthcare providers is supported by well-formed critiques in addition to the access to high-quality reliable information. These are pre-dominantly the features of evidence-based practice. And at the level of service providers; where accountability for one's actions and continuous learning forms the core elements, practices are based on evidence rather than past practices and current service patterns to provide more regulated services.

Discussion

Relevance

The emerging importance of evidence-based practice is attributable to the constructive critique with which it provides the healthcare providers so as to help them improve their future practices. It is specifically related to the community health and social services so as to improve the standard of living and quality of life of people through constant research coupled with the objective of continuous learning and development. The evidence that plays a major role is the one that is the concluded by an extensive research because of the obvious validity and reliability attached. It is because they are free form biases and judge the circumstances and observations as a third party without getting influenced by any interest group hence forming the most credible evidence for particular policy and practice related to social as well as healthcare being more favourable than existing past practices.

Use of research as forming the most authentic evidence is because they distinguish between various areas more effectively and then focuses on that. For instance, causes are distinguished from that of frontline practices and hence the research incorporates only those domains that are relevant and thus the setting of relevant focus and priorities by the researcher.

In healthcare and social care practices for the intervention to be effective, research in the frontline practices is required so as to discern the points that are minute but yet of huge significance and important for the delivery of effective care provision. For the purpose to reach feasible solutions that are effective, careful study is required to be undertaken so as to fully understand the design and test the practice to rule out any loophole.

Impact

Research-based evidence is the most primary method of evidence collection and it is used through rigorous data collecting and analysing. As the concept of patient welfare is becoming more and more significant and integral to the formation of better society, the nature of evidence required continues to be of advance level with no doubt about the impact it will result in. Even the freedom that is now provided to citizens under social care prompts the requisition of evidence that demonstrates more than professional's expertise and laud in past practices.

Using quantitative studies in place of theoretical and qualitative studies; which is ...