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KMID : 1129720110280030099
Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2011 Volume.28 No. 3 p.99 ~ p.111
Traditional Korean Medicine Practitioners¡¯ Awareness and Attitudes toward Evidence Based Medicine
Baek Seung-Min

Lee Sang-Hun
Kim Jung-Eun
Liu Yan
Park Hyo-Ju
Kim Bo-Young
Choi Sun-Mi
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study is to estimate traditional Korean medicine (TKM) practitioners¡¯ awareness and attitudes about acupuncture clinical study toward evidence based medicine (EBM).

Methods: We conducted two surveys before and after the workshop. First survey, about the awareness and attitudes toward EBM was carried out with questionnaire. Second survey, about their changes in the attitudes toward EBM after the workshop was carried out with on-line questionnaire.

Results: 70.0 % of respondents shows interest in the trends of clinical research. In contrast, 26.0 % of respondents used to search papers by themselves. 30.3 % of respondents reported that they apply the result of researches to their practice. 41.0 % of respondents thought that case study is needed for their practice, whereas 29.5 % responded that randomized controlled trial is most important. In the second survey, the attitudes toward EBM were changes positive. fair number of respondents usually get information from data regardless of EBM for their practice, but 23.5 % of respondents refer to the journals.

Conclusions: The awareness and needs for education on the attendees toward EBM is quite high, and the effect of education is possibly influential. We expect the improvement on the refresher and the extension of education course for practitioners, and undergraduate curriculum.
KEYWORD
Evidence based medicine (EBM), Survey, Traditional Korean medicine practitioners, EBM awareness, Clinical Research Workshop
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