Student 4 Best Evidence as a Tool to Improve Evidence-Based Practice Competencies

NCT03707119 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: S4BE
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program, based on Students 4 Best Evidence (S4BE) Blog, on Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) competencies (attitudes, knowledge and skills) through an EBP laboratory, in undergraduate students of Physiotherapy. Design. An observational perspective study. Setting. Physiotherapy School of Italian University. Participants. 70 undergraduate physiotherapist students of the first year, of both genders, were included. Mean age was 20.48+/-3.20 years and 66% were male and 34% were female. Interventions. The intervention consisted of the use of S4BE to teach EBP competence. The section S4BE "about" has been used to teach the EBP principles and their key steps and the section S4BE "topics" has been used to teach critical thinking and the clinical practice in rehabilitation for a total of 24 training hours. Main Outcome Measure. The evidence-based practice questionnaire (EBP2Q) has been used to evaluate EBP attitude, knowledge and skills, at the start of laboratory (T0), after 24 training hours (T1) and after 3 months of clinical practice training (follow-up). Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 17.0 An intra-group analysis has been conducted to verify the improvement during the time. Statistically significant was set at p\<0.05.

Conditions

Undergraduate Health Professional Students

Keywords

educational programme; EBP competencies; training;

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Evidence-based practice questionnaire (EBP2Q)

  based on 6 domains to evaluate EBP attitude, knowledge and skills

  Change from baseline EBP competencies at 24 training hours

Study Arms (1)

S4BE

The intervention consisted of the use of Student 4 Best Evidence blog to teach EBP competence. The section S4BE "about" has been used to teach the EBP principles and their key steps and the section S4BE "topics" has been used to teach critical thinking and the clinical practice in rehabilitation for a total of 24 training hours.

Other: Educational programme

Interventions

Educational programme OTHER

the health professional students were undergone to Student 4 Best Evidence blog, as a specific educational programme to learn EBP competencies.

S4BE

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

70 undergraduate physiotherapist students of the first year, of both genders, were included. Mean age was 20.48+/-3.20 years, 66% male.

You may qualify if:

• undergraduate physiotherapist students of the first year
• both genders

You may not qualify if:

• N/A

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centro "E. Spalenza" - Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi

Rovato, Brescia, 25038, Italy

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Arienti C, Lazzarini SG, Pollet J, Negrini S. Students 4 Best Evidence as a digital Problem-Based Learning method to improve Evidence-Based Practice competencies in undergraduate physiotherapy students: an observational study. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2021 Oct;26(5):251-252. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111395. Epub 2020 Oct 21.

  PMID: 33087451 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Chiara Arienti, PhD

  Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 3 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MSc and PhD(s)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 8, 2018
• First Posted: October 16, 2018
• Study Start: January 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2018
• Study Completion: June 15, 2018
• Last Updated: October 16, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IT (1)