Cross-cultural adaptation of the Fresno Test for Turkish language.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

National and international medical organizations and boards have recognized the importance of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) and emphasized that EBM training should be included in medical education programs. Although some Turkish medical schools have developed and implemented EBM training programs, no validated Turkish language assessment tool has been available to compare the effectiveness of these training programs to national or international standards. The aim of this study is to cross-culturally adapt the Fresno Test, which is a validated English language tool utilized worldwide in the assessment of EBM training.

Methods

This study is a cross-sectional validation study, which was performed in two stages: Cross-cultural adaptation of the Fresno Test into Turkish

SUBMITTER: Cakmakkaya OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793267 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature