Efficacy of Active and Passive Evidence-Based Practice Training for Postgraduate Medical Residents: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract ObjectiveThis study examined the effects of two evidence-based practice (EBP) educational programs for postgraduate medical residents on their attitude, behavior, knowledge, outcome, and competencies in EBP. ResultsThirty-nine and thirty postgraduate medical residents were recruited for the active intervention and passive intervention groups. 66.6% of the active group participants and 66.6% of participants in the passive group were males (p>0.05). Participants in the active group were significantly younger than the passive group (p0.05). However, most questions were significantly different from the pre-intervention measurement and the passive intervention group after the educational intervention. Before the educational intervention, both groups had similar ACE tool scores (4.14 ± 1.72 in the active group vs. 4.79 ± 0.94 in the passive group, p>0.05). However, educational intervention in both groups led to a significant difference between groups (8.86 ± 2.62 vs. 7.31 ± 2.92, p= 0.029, in the active and passive group, respectively). Paired t-test analysis revealed that our intervention has lead to a significant increase in ACE tool scores in both groups (p<0.000, in both groups).