Förderung der evidenzbasierten Praxis durch die Implementierung eines Journal Clubs im Setting eines Universitätsklinikums

Abstract

Introduction

A lack of structural-organisational and methodological skills can be a reason why evidence-based methods are not applied by healthcare practitioners. A Journal Club (JC) can be a suitable forum to strengthen the critical exchange of scientific findings in practice and thus promote evidence-based practice. The aim of this practical project was to implement and evaluate a JC in an interprofessional department for therapeutic health professions at a university hospital.

Methods

Based on a literature review and expert discussions, a guideline for the implementation of a JC was developed. This guideline was used to set up a JC for therapeutic healthcare professions at a university hospital. To evaluate the JC, written feedback forms were handed out to the participants after each JC.

Results

Ten JCs were conducted between March 2023 and January 2025 and attended by an average of 43 participants. 278 feedback forms from JC participants were analysed. Overall satisfaction with the JC was rated at an average of 8.6 on a rating scale of 0–10 (0 = lowest satisfaction, 10 = highest satisfaction). 92.0% of participants agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that a JC offers a suitable forum to strengthen evidence-based practice. 37.2% of participants stated that since they started attending the JC, they have more frequently incorporated study results into their therapeutic decision-making.

Conclusion

The results show that a JC can be a promising platform for strengthening evidence-based work in everyday therapeutic practice.