Adaptation and validation of the Berlin questionnaire of competence in evidence-based dentistry for dental students: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this pilot study was to create a valid and reliable set of assessment questions for examining Evidence-based Dentistry (EbD) knowledge. For this reason, we adapted and validated for dental students the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ), which assesses Evidence-based Medicine (EbM) abilities.

Methods

The Berlin Questionnaire was validated with medical residents. We adapted it for use in a dentistry setting. An expert panel reviewed the adapted BQ for content validity. A cross-sectional cohort representing four training levels (EbD-novice dental students, EbD-trained dental students, dentists, and EbM-/EbD-expert faculty) completed the questionnaire. A total of 140 participants comprised the validation set. Internal reliability, item difficulty and item discr

SUBMITTER: Imorde L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7197120 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature