Table 5.
Responses on understanding terms in EBM (study design terms)
| Term | Family medicine specialist | Family doctor | Total | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta-analysis | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.3) | 0.084 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 14 (43.8) | 18 (56.3) | 32 (13.6) | |
| Basic understanding | 79 (61.7) | 49 (38.8) | 128 (54.2) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 48 (65.8) | 25 (34.2) | 73 (30.9) | |
| Randomized controlled clinical trial | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 0.077 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 8 (36.4) | 14 (63.6) | 22 (9.3) | |
| Basic understanding | 81 (63.8) | 46 (36.2) | 127 (53.6) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 55 (63.2) | 32 (36.8) | 87 (36.7) | |
| Cohort study | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 0.007 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 14 (36.8) | 24 (63.2) | 38 (16.1) | |
| Basic understanding | 82 (65.6) | 43 (34.4) | 125 (53) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 46 (64.8) | 25 (35.2) | 71 (30.1) | |
| Case control study | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (2.6) | 0.671 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 42 (56.8) | 32 (43.2) | 74 (31.5) | |
| Basic understanding | 61 (61) | 39 (39) | 100 (42.6) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 37 (67.3) | 18 (32.7) | 55 (23.4) | |
| Cross-sectional study | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (1.3) | 0.646 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 29 (53.7) | 25 (46.3) | 54 (22.8) | |
| Basic understanding | 71 (63.4) | 41 (36.6) | 112 (47.3) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 43 (63.2) | 25 (36.8) | 68 (28.7) | |
| Case report | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 0.132 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | 6 (2.5) | |
| Basic understanding | 46 (52.9) | 41 (47.1) | 87 (36.7) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 94 (66.2) | 48 (33.8) | 142 (59.9) | |
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