Trial reportInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2008
Effect of an EBM course in combination with case method learning sessions: an RCT on professional performance, job satisfaction, and self-efficacy of occupational physicians.
Trial report in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Patients' Needs Regarding Work-Focused Healthcare: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of how studies describe educational interventions for evidence-based practice: stage 1 of the development of a reporting guideline.BMC medical education · 2014Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of Workplace Interventions to Improve Health and Well-Being of Health and Social Service Workers: A Narrative Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Where to Find Evidence-Based Information on Occupational Safety and Health?Annals of global health · 2021Review
- Awareness, attitudes, barriers, and knowledge about evidence-based medicine among family physicians in Croatia: a cross-sectional study.BMC family practice · 2020Article
- Evidence-based medicine in pre-clinical years: a study of early introduction and usefulness.Journal of advances in medical education & professionalism · 2017Article
- A Delphi survey to determine how educational interventions for evidence-based practice should be reported: stage 2 of the development of a reporting guideline.BMC medical education · 2014Article
- Problem-based learning in continuing medical education: review of randomized controlled trials.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2014Review
- Routine dipstick urinalysis in daily practice of Belgian occupational physicians.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2012Article
- Comparing the use of an online expert health network against common information sources to answer health questions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2012Review
- An online expert network for high quality information on occupational safety and health: cross-sectional study of user satisfaction and impact.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2011Article
- An online network tool for quality information to answer questions about occupational safety and health: usability and applicability.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2010Article
- The attitude of Flemish occupational health physicians toward evidence-based occupational health and clinical practice guidelines.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2010Article
- Determinants of knowledge gain in evidence-based medicine short courses: an international assessment.Open medicine : a peer-reviewed, independent, open-access journal · 2010Article
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Abstract
objectiveAn intervention existing of an evidence-based medicine (EBM) course in combination with case method learning sessions (CMLSs) was designed to enhance the professional performance, self-efficacy and job satisfaction of occupational physicians.
methodsA cluster randomized controlled trial was set up and data were collected through questionnaires at baseline (T0), directly after the intervention (T1) and 7 months after baseline (T2). The data of the intervention group [T0 (n = 49), T1 (n = 31), T2 (n = 29)] and control group [T0 (n = 49), T1 (n = 28), T2 (n = 28)] were analysed in mixed model analyses. Mean scores of the perceived value of the CMLS were calculated in the intervention group.
resultsThe overall effect of the intervention over time comparing the intervention with the control group was statistically significant for professional performance (p < 0.001). Job satisfaction and self-efficacy changes were small and not statistically significant between the groups. The perceived value of the CMLS to gain new insights and to improve the quality of their performance increased with the number of sessions followed.
conclusionAn EBM course in combination with case method learning sessions is perceived as valuable and offers evidence to enhance the professional performance of occupational physicians. However, it does not seem to influence their self-efficacy and job satisfaction.
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