Table 2.
Perceived knowledge in EBM before and after the course.
| EBM knowledge components | Easy/relatively easy |
Difficult/relatively difficult |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre (%) | Post (%) | Pre (%) | Post (%) | |
| Formulating PICO | 1(1.6) | 62(95.3)⁎⁎ | 63(98.4) | 2(3.2) |
| Skills of searching online | 44(68.7) | 62(97)⁎ | 20(68.7) | 1(1.6) |
| Evaluating study design | 25(39.1) | 52(81)⁎⁎ | 39(69.7) | 11(17.2) |
| Assessing bias | 13(20.3) | 49(76)⁎⁎ | 51(79.7) | 14(21.9) |
| Sample size calculations | 34(53.1) | 57(90)⁎ | 30(46.9) | 6(9.3) |
| Handling statistics | 26(40.6) | 50(78.1)⁎ | 8(59.4) | 13(20) |
| Applying evidence at clinical point of care | 16(25) | 52(81.2)⁎⁎ | 48(75) | 11(17.2) |
ANCOVA significant difference.
⁎⁎
p value < 0.001.
⁎
p value < 0.01.