Randomized Controlled Trial of Clinical Guidelines Versus Interactive Decision-Support for Improving Medical Trainees' Confidence with Latent Tuberculosis Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In order to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) in the USA, primary care providers must take on an expanded role in the diagnosis and management of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Clinical practice guidelines and recommendations exist for LTBI management, but there is a need for innovative tools to improve medical students' and residents' knowledge of evidence-based practices for LTBI testing and treatment.

Objective

To assess the impact of LTBI-ASSIST, a free online decision support aid, as a novel educational tool and mechanism of delivering clinical practice guidelines for medical trainees.

Design

A single site, randomized controlled trial of trainees delivered by electronic survey.

Interventions

Medical students and Internal Medicine residents at t

SUBMITTER: Starke SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11074081 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature