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KMID : 0384320060270120975
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2006 Volume.27 No. 12 p.975 ~ p.981
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Knowledge and Attitude of Family Medicine Residents Towards Evidence-based Medicine
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Cho Sung-Ook
Cho Yang-Hyun
Park Eal-Whan
Choi Eun-Young
Kim Jae-Hun
Cheong Yoo-Seock
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Abstract
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Background: As medical informations are expanded, searching for useful information has become ever more important. Presently, teaching EBM (evidence-based medicine) is emphasiged. The purpose of this study was to survey family medicine residents’ knowledge and utilization of EBM. Also, we investigated whether teaching EBM increased the knowledge and use of EBM in family medicine residents.
Methods: In July 2005, we sent a questionnaire to family medicine residents in Korea and received 260 answers. The questionnaire concerned education, attitude, utilization and knowledge of EBM. We analyzed the relationship of the level of knowledge and utilization of EBM in practice by using chi-square test.
Results: The family medicine residents who hed experienced learning EBM was 61%. Almost half of them were educated during their family medicine training programs (42.2%). Among the total, 33.6% of the respondents had an experience to attend EBM journal club. As for the knowledge of EBM, 59.8% of respondents knew the concept of what is EBM, 36.5% understood PICO question structure, and 28.5% knew how to calculate the NNT value. In the residents who had experienced EBM learning, the level of knowledge (P＜0.001), the frequency of utilization (P＜0.001), and the intention to use EBM in their practice were higher than in those who had not yet experienced EBM learning.
Conclusion: Although family medicine residents usually learn EBM in medical school and resident training program, education and utilization of EBM were not organized enough. As can be seen in this study, it is necessary to make an effective education program in medical schools and resident training programs to increase the knowledge and utilization of EBM education. (J Korean Acad Fam Med 2006;27:975-981)
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KEYWORD
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evidence-based medicine, medical education, residency
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