Table 7 Responses on understanding terms in EBM (epidemiological terms) (No., %)
Term | Family medicine specialist | Family doctor | Total | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio (OR) | ||||
It would not be helpful to me to understand | 13 (72.2) | 5 (27.8) | 18 (7.6) | 0.728 |
Don’t understand but would like to | 54 (62.1) | 33 (37.9) | 87 (36.6) | |
Basic understanding | 61 (60.4) | 40 (39.6) | 101 (42.4) | |
Yes, understand and could explain to others | 18 (56.3) | 14 (43.8) | 32 (13.4) | |
Relative risk (RR) | ||||
It would not be helpful to me to understand | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | 7 (2.9) | 0.938 |
Don’t understand but would like to | 23 (63.9) | 13 (26.1) | 36 (15.1) | |
Basic understanding | 94 (61.4) | 59 (38.6) | 153 (64) | |
Yes, understand and could explain to others | 26 (60.5) | 17 (3.5) | 43 (18) | |
Absolute risk (AR) | ||||
It would not be helpful to me to understand | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 7 (2.9) | 0.712 |
Don’t understand but would like to | 21 (58.3) | 15 (41.7) | 36 (15.1) | |
Basic understanding | 96 (63.2) | 56 (36.8) | 152 (63.9) | |
Yes, understand and could explain to others | 26 (60.5) | 17 (39.5) | 43 (18.1) | |
Number needed to treat (NNT) | ||||
It would not be helpful to me to understand | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 4 (1.7) | 0.640 |
Don’t understand but would like to | 28 (56) | 22 (44) | 50 (21) | |
Basic understanding | 86 (61.4) | 54 (38.6) | 140 (58.8) | |
Yes, understand and could explain to others | 30 (68.2) | 14 (31.8) | 44 (18.5) | |
Sensitivity and specificity of the test | ||||
It would not be helpful to me to understand | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 2 (0.8) | 0.362 |
Don’t understand but would like to | 8 (44.4) | 10 (55.6) | 18 (7.5) | |
Basic understanding | 95 (61.3) | 60 (38.7) | 155 (64.9) | |
Yes, understand and could explain to others | 43 (67.2) | 21 (32.8) | 64 (26.8) | |
Heterogeneity | ||||
It would not be helpful to me to understand | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | 7 (2.9) | 0.806 |
Don’t understand but would like to | 34 (56.7) | 26 (43.3) | 60 (25.5) | |
Basic understanding | 80 (64) | 45 (36) | 125 (52.5) | |
Yes, understand and could explain to others | 28 (60.9) | 18 (39.1) | 46 (19.3) | |
Publication bias | ||||
It would not be helpful to me to understand | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 5 (2.1) | 0.674 |
Don’t understand but would like to | 57 (66.3) | 29 (33.7) | 86 (36) | |
Basic understanding | 61 (57.5) | 45 (42.5) | 106 (44.4) | |
Yes, understand and could explain to others | 26 (61.9) | 16 (38.1) | 42 (17.6) | |
Positive predictive value | ||||
It would not be helpful to me to understand | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 5 (2.1) | 0.497 |
Don’t understand but would like to | 40 (57.1) | 30 (42.9) | 70 (29.3) | |
Basic understanding | 79 (62.7) | 47 (37.3) | 126 (52.7) | |
Yes, understand and could explain to others | 26 (68.4) | 12 (31.6) | 38 (15.9) | |
Hierarchy of evidence | ||||
It would not be helpful to me to understand | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 2 (0.8) | 0.104 |
Don’t understand but would like to | 25 (51) | 24 (49) | 49 (20.5) | |
Basic understanding | 87 (60.8) | 56 (39.2) | 143 (59.8) | |
Yes, understand and could explain to others | 34 (75.6) | 11 (24.4) | 45 (18.8) | |