Table 2 Effect of profession and years since qualification (<5 years, 6–10 years, 11 years and over) on allied health care professionals and complementary health practitioners' beliefs relating to Evidence-based Medicine (EBM)
Question | Total | Disagree (strongly to slightly) with the statement n (%) | Agree (strongly to slightly) with the statement n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Years since qualification | ||||
I find original work confusing | ||||
5 years and under qualified | 37 | 21 (56.7) | 13 (35.1) | |
6 – 10 years qualified | 33 | 21 (63.6) | 1 (3) | 0.02 |
11 years and over qualified | 66 | 30 (45.4) | 30 (45.4) | |
OVERALL | 136 | 72 (52.9) | 44 (32.3) | |
Clinical judgement more important | ||||
5 years and under qualified | 39 | 18 (46.1) | 21 (53.8) | |
6 – 10 years qualified | 36 | 11 (30.5) | 21 (58.3) | 0.005 |
11 years and over qualified | 75 | 33 (44) | 36 (48) | |
OVERALL | 150 | 62 (41.3) | 78 (52) | |
I had good EBM training | ||||
5 years and under qualified | 39 | 27 (69.2) | 12 (30.7) | |
6 – 10 years qualified | 34 | 20 (58.8) | 11 (32.3) | 0.04 |
11 years and over qualified | 76 | 53 (69.7) | 15 (19.7) | |
OVERALL | 149 | 100 (67.1) | 38 (25.5) | |
Profession | ||||
EBM is essential for my practice | ||||
Allied health professionals | 112 | 16 (14.2) | 91 (81.2) | 0.02 |
Complementary health practitioners | 60 | 19 (31.6) | 39 (65) | |
OVERALL | 172 | 35 (20.3) | 130 (75.6) | |
I need more training in EBM | ||||
Allied health professionals | 114 | 12 (10.5) | 98 (85.9) | 0.05 |
Complementary health practitioners | 66 | 8 (12.9) | 58 (93.5) | |
OVERALL | 180 | 20 (11.1) | 156 (86.7) |