Prescribers' Knowledge and Skills for Interpreting Research Results: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Appropriate medication prescribing may be influenced by a prescriber's ability to understand and interpret medical research. The objective of this review was to synthesize the research related to prescribers' critical appraisal knowledge and skills-defined as the understanding of statistical methods, biases in studies, and relevance and validity of evidence.

Methods

We searched PubMed and other databases from January 1990 through September 2015. Two reviewers independently screened and selected studies of any design conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom, or Canada that involved prescribers and that objectively measured critical appraisal knowledge, skills, understanding, attitudes, or prescribing behaviors. Data were narratively synthesized.

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SUBMITTER: Kahwati L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8218608 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Spring

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature