%0 Journal Article %1 Estellat2006 %A Estellat, Candice %A Faisy, Christophe %A Colombet, Isabelle %A Chatellier, Gilles %A Burnand, Bernard %A Durieux, Pierre %D 2006 %J Journal of clinical epidemiology %K Attitudes ClinicalCompetence Epidemiology France HealthKnowledge Hospital Hospitals Humans MedicalStaff Physicians Practice Questionnaires Teaching TerminologyasTopic %N 9 %P 1009-14 %R 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.03.005 %T French academic physicians had a poor knowledge of terms used in clinical epidemiology. %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16895826 %V 59 %X OBJECTIVES: To assess academic physicians' understanding and usage of basic epidemiological terms commonly used in medical journals. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational study. A total of 274 physicians, working in a teaching hospital in Paris, France were asked to answer a questionnaire including four vignettes presenting the results of a therapeutic, a diagnostic, a prognostic study and a meta-analysis of clinical trials. RESULTS: A total of 130 (47%) questionnaires were returned. We observed the highest proportion of good answers for questions about absolute risk reduction (87.7%), sensitivity (84.6%), and specificity (80%); and the lowest for the calculation and use of the likelihood ratio (16.9% and 9.2%, respectively). The global mean score was 5.0/10 (95% confidence interval=4.6-5.4, range 0-9.4). Physicians got higher scores for questions related to treatment than for questions related to diagnosis: mean scores 7.1 (6.6-7.6) vs. 4.2 (3.8-4.6). Regression analysis did not reveal any significant relationship between global performance and physicians' age (r2=0.002, not significant NS) CONCLUSION: Physicians demonstrated only moderate knowledge and usage of clinical epidemiology terms used in major medical journals. Their capacity to interpret quantitative data from medical scientific literature may be limited. %@ 0895-4356

@article{Estellat2006, abstract = {OBJECTIVES: To assess academic physicians' understanding and usage of basic epidemiological terms commonly used in medical journals. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational study. A total of 274 physicians, working in a teaching hospital in Paris, France were asked to answer a questionnaire including four vignettes presenting the results of a therapeutic, a diagnostic, a prognostic study and a meta-analysis of clinical trials. RESULTS: A total of 130 (47%) questionnaires were returned. We observed the highest proportion of good answers for questions about absolute risk reduction (87.7%), sensitivity (84.6%), and specificity (80%); and the lowest for the calculation and use of the likelihood ratio (16.9% and 9.2%, respectively). The global mean score was 5.0/10 (95% confidence interval=4.6-5.4, range 0-9.4). Physicians got higher scores for questions related to treatment than for questions related to diagnosis: mean scores 7.1 (6.6-7.6) vs. 4.2 (3.8-4.6). Regression analysis did not reveal any significant relationship between global performance and physicians' age (r2=0.002, not significant [NS]) CONCLUSION: Physicians demonstrated only moderate knowledge and usage of clinical epidemiology terms used in major medical journals. Their capacity to interpret quantitative data from medical scientific literature may be limited.}, added-at = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, author = {Estellat, Candice and Faisy, Christophe and Colombet, Isabelle and Chatellier, Gilles and Burnand, Bernard and Durieux, Pierre}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/222745077f3985cc9364b8c88841e770b/jepcastel}, city = {Centre d'investigations epidemiologiques 4, INSERM, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, 75015 Paris, France.}, doi = {10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.03.005}, interhash = {8b6dedd6d7fb770233f76da57e791ced}, intrahash = {22745077f3985cc9364b8c88841e770b}, isbn = {0895-4356}, issn = {0895-4356}, journal = {Journal of clinical epidemiology}, keywords = {Attitudes ClinicalCompetence Epidemiology France HealthKnowledge Hospital Hospitals Humans MedicalStaff Physicians Practice Questionnaires Teaching TerminologyasTopic}, month = {9}, note = {4094<m:linebreak></m:linebreak>LR: 20061115; PUBM: Print-Electronic; DEP: 20060711; JID: 8801383; 2005/09/06 [received]; 2006/03/14 [revised]; 2006/03/20 [accepted]; 2006/07/11 [aheadofprint]; ppublish;<m:linebreak></m:linebreak>Recursos/Organització; Necessitats}, number = 9, pages = {1009-14}, pmid = {16895826}, timestamp = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, title = {French academic physicians had a poor knowledge of terms used in clinical epidemiology.}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16895826}, volume = 59, year = 2006 }