Do short courses in evidence based medicine improve knowledge and skills? Validation of Berlin questionnaire and before and after study of courses in evidence based medicine
| Autor: | Lutz Fritsche, Regina Kunz, Neumayer Hh, Trisha Greenhalgh, Yngve Falck-Ytter |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
education Alternative medicine Assessment instrument Nursing Germany Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine TUTOR General Environmental Science computer.programming_language Medical education Evidence-Based Medicine business.industry General Engineering Outcome measures General Medicine Evidence-based medicine Occupational training Learning in Practice General Earth and Planetary Sciences Education Medical Continuing Before and after study Clinical Competence Clinical competence business computer |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate an instrument for measuring knowledge and skills in evidence based medicine and to investigate whether short courses in evidence based medicine lead to a meaningful increase in knowledge and skills. DESIGN: Development and validation of an assessment instrument and before and after study. SETTING: Various postgraduate short courses in evidence based medicine in Germany. PARTICIPANTS: The instrument was validated with experts in evidence based medicine, postgraduate doctors, and medical students. The effect of courses was assessed by postgraduate doctors from medical and surgical backgrounds. INTERVENTION: Intensive 3 day courses in evidence based medicine delivered through tutor facilitated small groups. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Increase in knowledge and skills. RESULTS: The questionnaire distinguished reliably between groups with different expertise in evidence based medicine. Experts attained a threefold higher average score than students. Postgraduates who had not attended a course performed better than students but significantly worse than experts. Knowledge and skills in evidence based medicine increased after the course by 57% (mean score before course 6.3 (SD 2.9) v 9.9 (SD 2.8), P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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