Brazilian version of the Fresno test of competence in Evidence-Based Medicine: a validation study

• Autor(a) principal: Salerno, Margareth Rodrigues
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Herrmann, Fábio, Debon, Leticia Manoel, Soldatelli, Matheus Dorigatti, Forte, Gabriele Carra, Bastos, Marília Dornelles, Sarria, Edgar Enrique, Antonello, Ivan Carlos Ferreira, Mattiello, Rita
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/scientiamedica/article/view/32295
• topic: validation studies; evidence-based medicine; questionnaire; students; medical.; estudos de validação; medicina baseada em evidências; questionário; estudantes de medicina.

AIMS: To validate the Brazilian version of the Fresno test of competence in Evidence-Based Medicine.METHODS: This is a cross-sectional, validation study. Phase 1: translation of the Fresno instrument. Phase 2: validation of the translated version, which was tested in 70 undergraduate medical students. The psychometric properties evaluated were validity, internal consistency, and sensitivity to change.RESULTS: Overall, validity was adequate; most items showed a moderate to strong and significant correlation with the total score; there was an important and significant difference between both groups, with and without previous contact with Evidence-Based Medicine (median, 55 [IQ25-75, 45.2-61.7] vs. median, 18.5 [IQ25-75, 6.0-29.7]) (p <0.001). Internal consistency was also adequate (α-C 0.718), and sensitivity to change showed a considerable and significant difference between pre and post-test (median, 18.5 [IQ25-75, 6.0-29.7] vs. median, 44 [IQ25-75, 34.0-60.0]) (p <0.001).CONCLUSIONS: The Brazilian version of the Fresno test showed satisfactory psychometric properties, and it can now be used as a tool to assess the knowledge and skills of Evidence-Based Medicine in Brazilian medical students.