Lars Hecht|Susanne Buhse|Gabriele Meyer
Effectiveness of training in evidence-based medicine skills for healthcare professionals: a systematic review
Witten/Herdecke University|Universität Hamburg|Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
basic skills evidencebased medicine ebm indispensable healthcare professionals promote consumercentred evidencebased treatment ebm training courses complex interventions fact methodologically reflected previous systematic reviews review evaluates effects ebm training healthcare professionals well quality reporting training interventions searched pubmed embase cinahl cochrane library eric campbell library psycinfo 92014 randomised controlled trials controlled clinical trials well beforeafter trials included authors contacted order obtain missing data two independent reviewers extracted data assessed risk bias reviewed 14507 articles n 61 appeared potentially eligible n 13 involving 1120 participants included ebm training shows impact knowledge skills whereas impact practical ebm application remains unclear risk bias included trials raises uncertainty effects description complex interventions poor ebm training positive effects knowledge skills healthcare professionals appropriate methods development piloting evaluation reporting implementation training applied