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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Oct;82(1):107-15.
doi: 10.1007/s00420-008-0315-3. Epub 2008 Apr 2.

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

Nathalie I R Hugenholtz  1 , Frederieke G Schaafsma, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen, Frank J H van Dijk
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Randomized Controlled Trial

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

Nathalie I R Hugenholtz et al. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: An 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.

Methods: A 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.

Results: The 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.

Conclusion: An 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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Time frame of the randomized controlled trial
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Flow chart of participants through trial
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Intervention group OPs’ evaluation scores (mean) of the contribution of the CMLS to gaining new insights in their field and to the quality of their performance as related to the number of CMLS they followed
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