Table 5.
Attitude toward EBM in clinical use and relation to ACE score
| N | % | Total ACE Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | |||
| I feel that Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) is [useless/useful] to improve my patients’ outcomes. | ||||
| Useless | 0 | 0.0% | – | – |
| 2 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – |
| 3 | 3 | 3.8% | 7.0 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 18 | 22.5% | 9.1 | 1.5 |
| Useful | 59 | 73.8% | 9.0 | 1.6 |
| I feel that EBM [worsens/improves] the quality of my clinical decisions. | ||||
| Worsens | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1.3% | 9.0 | – |
| 3 | 4 | 5.1% | 7.8 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 20 | 25.3% | 8.7 | 1.8 |
| Improves | 54 | 68.4% | 9.1 | 1.5 |
| I feel that EBM [disregards/incorporates] my clinical experience. | ||||
| Disregards | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 2 | 3 | 3.8% | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| 3 | 7 | 8.9% | 7.3 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 25 | 31.6% | 9.3 | 1.6 |
| Incorporates | 44 | 55.7% | 9.1 | 1.5 |