A pilot study exploring the relationship between lifelong learning and factors associated with evidence-based medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore possible relationships between residents' lifelong learning orientation, skills in practicing evidence-based medicine (EBM), and perceptions of the environment for learning and practicing EBM.

Methods

This was a pilot study with a cross-sectional survey design. Out of 60 residents in a medical residency program, 29 participated in the study. Data were collected using a survey that comprised three sections: the JeffSPLL Scale, EBM Environment Scale, and an EBM skill questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS and were reported with descriptive and inferential statistics (mean, standard deviation, Pearson's correlation, and a two-sample t-test).

Results

Mean scores on the JeffSPLL Scale were significantly correlated with perceptions of the EBM Sca

SUBMITTER: Mi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4939218 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature