Saturday, May 17, 2008
NEWS
Georgia Providers Surveyed on Evidence-Based Programs
Georgia Caregiving Leaders Asked about their Knowledge and Use of EBP
The RCI recently surveyed nearly 300 Georgians identified as key providers in caregiving. The purpose of the survey was to determine the knowledge and use of Evidence-Based Programs (EBP) in Georgia.
Care-Net Liaisons provided the names of the survey recipients to the RCI. Each of the 12 Georgia Care-Nets did research and provided names of agency representatives and leaders in their region in the field of caregiving. The Care-Nets made an effort to look across the lifespan when compiling their contact names, and also consider a wide variety of conditions including aging, disability, and chronic illness.
Through the survey, the RCI hopes to gauge readiness to implement EBP in long-term, home and community based care. We also hope to determine if barriers exist which prevent the use of EBP.
Survey results are currently coming in. If you were one of the Georgians who were asked to participate in this survey, we appreciate your cooperation. This information will be valuable to the RCI as we determine EBP training needs in the state.