As part of providing a professional health care service, it is psychologists’ responsibility to ensure that their practice is informed by the best available evidence. The development of evidence-based reviews, databases and guidelines provides psychologists with evidence-based data and assists them in resolving problems in the clinical setting (Kang, 2015). As the resoning behind clinical decisions becomes more apparent, both psychologists’ professional accountability for health care practice and their claim of being a health professional is reinforced (Hoffmann, Bennett, & Del Mar, 2013). Therefore, EBP plays an important role in facilitating clinical decision-making based on the best evidence and improving competence of
As part of providing a professional health care service, it is psychologists’ responsibility to ensure that their practice is informed by the best available evidence. The development of evidence-based reviews, databases and guidelines provides psychologists with evidence-based data and assists them in resolving problems in the clinical setting (Kang, 2015). As the resoning behind clinical decisions becomes more apparent, both psychologists’ professional accountability for health care practice and their claim of being a health professional is reinforced (Hoffmann, Bennett, & Del Mar, 2013). Therefore, EBP plays an important role in facilitating clinical decision-making based on the best evidence and improving competence of