Eelco Draaisma1,2, Lauren A Maggio3, Jolita Bekhof4, A Debbie C Jaarsma5, Paul L P Brand5,4,6. 1. Lifelong Learning, Education & Assessment Research Network (LEARN), University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. ee.draaisma@isala.nl. 2. Women and Children's Centre, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands. ee.draaisma@isala.nl. 3. Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, USA. 4. Women and Children's Centre, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands. 5. Lifelong Learning, Education & Assessment Research Network (LEARN), University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. 6. Isala Academy, Department of Medical Education and Faculty Development, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Although evidence-based medicine (EBM) teaching activities may improve short-term EBM knowledge and skills, they have little long-term impact on learners' EBM attitudes and behaviour. This study examined the effects of learning EBM through stand-alone workshops or various forms of deliberate EBM practice. METHODS: We assessed EBM attitudes and behaviour with the evidence based practice inventory questionnaire, in paediatric health care professionals who had only participated in a stand-alone EBM workshop (controls), participants with a completed PhD in clinical research (PhDs), those who had completed part of their paediatric residency at a department (Isala Hospital) which systematically implemented EBM in its clinical and teaching activities (former Isala residents), and a reference group of paediatric professionals currently employed at Isala's paediatric department (current Isala participants). RESULTS: Compared to controls (n = 16), current Isala participants (n = 13) reported more positive EBM attitudes (p < 0.01), gave more priority to using EBM in decision making (p = 0.001) and reported more EBM behaviour (p = 0.007). PhDs (n = 20) gave more priority to using EBM in medical decision making (p < 0.001) and reported more EBM behaviour than controls (p = 0.016). DISCUSSION: Health care professionals exposed to deliberate practice of EBM, either in the daily routines of their department or by completing a PhD in clinical research, view EBM as more useful and are more likely to use it in decision making than their peers who only followed a standard EBM workshop. These findings support the use of deliberate practice as the basis for postgraduate EBM educational activities.
INTRODUCTION: Although evidence-based medicine (EBM) teaching activities may improve short-term EBM knowledge and skills, they have little long-term impact on learners' EBM attitudes and behaviour. This study examined the effects of learning EBM through stand-alone workshops or various forms of deliberate EBM practice. METHODS: We assessed EBM attitudes and behaviour with the evidence based practice inventory questionnaire, in paediatric health care professionals who had only participated in a stand-alone EBM workshop (controls), participants with a completed PhD in clinical research (PhDs), those who had completed part of their paediatric residency at a department (Isala Hospital) which systematically implemented EBM in its clinical and teaching activities (former Isala residents), and a reference group of paediatric professionals currently employed at Isala's paediatric department (current Isala participants). RESULTS: Compared to controls (n = 16), current Isala participants (n = 13) reported more positive EBM attitudes (p < 0.01), gave more priority to using EBM in decision making (p = 0.001) and reported more EBM behaviour (p = 0.007). PhDs (n = 20) gave more priority to using EBM in medical decision making (p < 0.001) and reported more EBM behaviour than controls (p = 0.016). DISCUSSION: Health care professionals exposed to deliberate practice of EBM, either in the daily routines of their department or by completing a PhD in clinical research, view EBM as more useful and are more likely to use it in decision making than their peers who only followed a standard EBM workshop. These findings support the use of deliberate practice as the basis for postgraduate EBM educational activities.
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