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Table 5 Attitude toward EBM in clinical use and relation to ACE score

From: Examining aptitude and barriers to evidence-based medicine among trainees at an ACGME-I accredited program

 

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