Abstract
<h3>Objective</h3> To identify and compare tools to assess Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) behaviour among healthcare professionals. <h3>Design</h3> Systematic review. <h3>Data sources</h3> MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, PsychInfo and CINAHL up to July 2011. <h3>Study selection</h3> Titles, abstracts and eligible full text articles were screened by two reviewers independently. <h3>Data extraction</h3> Relevant data were extracted by one reviewer and checked by a second reviewer. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies: original studies among all healthcare professionals that described the development or use of EBP behaviour assessment tools. <h3>Results</h3> Of 19 310 identified articles, 172 studies were included. We identified 117 questionnaires, 10 interviews or focus groups, nine observational studies, 27 chart evaluations and nine studies used a combination of methods. Psychometric properties of the questionnaires used were reported in about half of the studies, in seven studies that assess a single EBM step and in six studies that assess a combination of EBM steps. One of these assessed all five steps of EBP. <h3>Conclusions</h3> Valid and reliable EBP behaviour assessment tools are available. However, only one questionnaire validly assessed all five EBP steps, covering the entire concept of EBP.
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