| Attitudes item | Before the module | After the module | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near-peer-tutored (n=127) | Staff-tutored (n=68) | t | p | Near-peer-tutored (n=161) | Staff-tutored* (n=59) | t | p | |
| 1. Evidence-based medicine is “cook-book” medicine that disregards clinical experience. | 3.17 (0.91) | 3.15 (0.96) | -0.098 | 0.922 | 2.98 (1.20) | 2.70 (1.05) | -1.575 | 0.117 |
| 2. There is no reason for me personally to adopt evidence-based medicine because it is just a “fad” (or “fashion”) that will pass with time. | 2.61 (0.88) | 2.5 (1.0) | -0.764 | 0.446 | 2.49 (1.03) | 2.43 (0.90) | -0.452 | 0.651 |
| 3. If evidence-based medicine is valid, then anyone can see patients and do what doctors do. | 3.32 (1.19) | 3.07 (1.21) | -1.386 | 0.167 | 3.42 (1.42) | 2.85 (1.29) | -2.732 | 0.007 |
| 4. Evidence-based medicine ignores the “art” of medicine. | 2.82 (0.89) | 2.75 (0.87) | -0.521 | 0.603 | 2.61 (1.07) | 2.54 (0.89) | -0.449 | 0.654 |
| 5. Doctors, in general, should not practice evidence-based medicine because medicine is about people and patients, not statistics. | 2.8 (0.77) | 2.62 (0.75) | -1.620 | 0.107 | 2.53 (1.06) | 2.43 (0.92) | -0.681 | 0.497 |
| 6. Previous work experience is more important than research findings in choosing the best treatment available for a patient. | 3.10 (0.75) | 3.09 (0.88) | -0.118 | 0.906 | 2.94 (1.01) | 2.73 (0.94) | -0.661 | 0.169 |
| 7. Overall score | 2.97 (0.53) | 2.85 (0.61) | -1.435 | 0.153 | 2.83 (0.79) | 2.62 (0.73) | -0.676 | 0.085 |
*Consisted of groups of students who were not assigned to the cross-over as well, thus the respective groups were subject to near-peer tutor during the whole duration of the module.
Int J Med Educ. 2019; 10:9-15; doi: 10.5116/ijme.5c39.b55b