Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS): to measure implementation readiness

Table 3 Descriptive statistics and correlation matrix of the demographic characteristics and the EBPAS

Number	Variable	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
294	1. Sex	0.72	0.45	–
291	2. Years of experience	13.9	9.89	0.03	–
289	3. Age	44.93	10.81	−0.04	0.79**	–
293	4. Education level	2.49	0.63	−0.07	−0.21**	−0.25**	–
294	5. Health service	0.29	0.45	−0.02	−0.01	0.10	−0.60**	–
294	6. Appeal	3.03	0.57	0.17**	−0.22**	−0.26**	0.08	0.06	–
294	7. Requirements	2.50	0.90	0.08	−0.15**	−0.13*	−0.20**	0.23**	0.39**	–
294	8. Openness	2.65	0.70	0.13*	−0.16**	−0.15*	0.10	0.07	0.49**	0.19**	–
294	9. Divergence	1.09	0.62	−0.07	0.17**	0.20**	−0.04	0.03	−0.18**	−0.16**	−0.17**	–
294	10. EBPAS total	2.77	0.47	0.16**	−0.26**	−0.26**	−0.02	−0.15*	0.73**	0.72**	0.67**	−0.53**	–

Note. Sex is coded 0 = male, 1 = female. Education level is coded 1 = Lower, 2 = Bachelor, 3 = Master, 4 = PhD Health service is coded 0 = specialized care, 1 = primary care
*P < 0.05 **P < 0.01 (two-tailed)

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