Table 3 Characteristics of 3 groups of test takers with known levels of EBP training
Group | n | Amount, topic, and timing of EBP training prior to testing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EBP-novice PT students | 31 | 4 months prior: | ||||
▪ Introduction to EBP (2 hours) | ||||||
▪ Introduction to searching (2 hours) (PubMed) | ||||||
▪ Introduction to appraisal (2 hours) | ||||||
1 week prior: | ||||||
▪ How to write a searchable clinical question (1 hour) | ||||||
EBP-trained PT students | 50 | 3 years prior: | ||||
▪ Introduction to EBP (6 hours per above) | ||||||
▪ EBP course 1 (question development, searching, appraisal, application to practice; 32 hours) | ||||||
2 years prior: | ||||||
▪ EBP course 2 (introduction to statistics; 32 hours) | ||||||
Previous year: | ||||||
▪ Integration of EBP into advanced and clinical course work (time varied) | ||||||
EBP-expert PT faculty | 27 | Years teaching EBP: Percentage of faculty participants | ||||
▪ 1-2 years: 7% | ||||||
▪ 3-5 years: 41% | ||||||
▪ 6-10 years: 31% | ||||||
▪ > 10 years: 21% | ||||||