Review of literature looking for best treatment options is the most widely used EBP by orthopaedic surgeons, with more than 4 out of 5 doctors reporting they currently engage in this practice. Among those with who rate themselves high in knowledge of and comfort with EBP, and high importance of EBP, the incidence jumps to more than 9 in 10 doctors. Similar proportions of doctors report they look for new evidence and discuss options with patients before deciding on treatment.
Evidence-Based Practice Survey
Copyright 2002 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
% of survey respondents with high rating
reporting practice of application
|
% selecting |
Knowledge |
Comfort |
Importance |
|
|
Review literature regularly for general information in my specialty |
87 |
94 |
96 |
91 |
|
Review literature regularly for treatment best practices |
83 |
91 |
94 |
89 |
|
Look for new evidence and discuss options with patient before deciding treatment |
78 |
92 |
89 |
88 |
|
Rely on treatments that I am comfortable with |
64 |
60 |
65 |
66 |
|
Use guidelines developed by other organizations/ associations |
47 |
65 |
52 |
57 |
|
Participate in peer review of patient treatment |
43 |
56 |
56 |
49 |
|
Use benchmarks and/ or performance measures to evaluate treatment outcomes |
37 |
55 |
45 |
44 |
|
Collect and analyze patient outcomes |
36 |
63 |
60 |
41 |
|
Participate in a journal club |
29 |
45 |
47 |
34 |
|
Teach and train other physicians and staff in evidence-based practice |
26 |
60 |
54 |
39 |
|
Develop or participate in pathway or evidence-based guideline development |
25 |
45 |
40 |
34 |
|
Evaluate guidelines for evidence quality and applicability to patients |
24 |
42 |
38 |
34 |
|
Design and implement clinical trials |
17 |
41 |
37 |
21 |
|
Coordinate evidence-based studies and outcomes across multiple centers |
8 |
26 |
19 |
11 |
* Significant differences between rating groups in application of practice