Abstract

PIZARRO, Rodolfo et al. Validation of an instrument to assess research critical appraisal skills in residents in a university hospital. Educ. méd. [online]. 2011, vol.14, n.3, pp.171-179. ISSN 1575-1813.

Aim. To validate an instrument to assess research critical appraisal skills in residents in a university hospital by the extreme groups method. Subjects and methods. 272 residents completed the questionnaire. The mean of correct answers was 45%. Results. No significant differences between gender, specialty or post-graduate year were found. Reliability (alpha = 0.83) was acceptable and difference between extreme groups was significant (0.45 vs. 0.91). Conclusions. Residents showed poor skills to interpret typical results of clinical studies, finding consistent with other countries.

Keywords : Data interpretation; Internship; Medical education; Residency; Statistical.

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