A web exercise in evidence-based medicine using cognitive theory. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Our aim was to improve clinical reasoning skills by applying an established theory of memory, cognition, and decision making (fuzzy-trace theory) to instruction in evidence-based medicine. Decision-making tasks concerning chest pain evaluation in women were developed for medical students and internal medicine residents. The fuzzy-trace theory guided the selection of online sources (e.g., target articles) and decision-making tasks. Twelve students and 22 internal medicine residents attended didactic conferences emphasizing search, evaluation, and clinical application of relevant evidence. A 17-item Likert scale questionnaire assessed participants' evaluation of the instruction. Ratings for each of the 17 items differed significantly from chance in favor of this alternative approach to instruction. We concluded that fuzzy-trace theory may be a useful guide for developing learning exercises in evidence-based medicine.

publication date

  • February 1, 2001

Research

keywords

  • Decision Theory
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Fuzzy Logic
  • Information Storage and Retrieval

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC1495176

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0035114734

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2001.00214.x

PubMed ID

  • 11251760

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 16

issue

  • 2