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Evidence-based practice in optometry: are the knowledge carried forward by students after graduation?
The aim of this study is to explore the perceived benefit of Evidence-based practice (EBP) as
teaching and learning approaches in undergraduate optometry program. The perceived
benefit of EBP was measured using Taipei Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (TEBPQ).
TEBPQ consists of 26 self-reported items, which include domains of āAskā, āAcquireā,
āAppraisalā, āApplyā and āAttitudeā. The questionnaire was administered to two cohorts of
Optometry students. Thirteen students in cohort 2018/2019 (new graduates) and 35 students
in cohort 2019/2020 (ongoing training) completed the questionnaire. The highest score for
students in cohort 2018/2019 was for āAskā domain (3.26Ā±0.41) and the lowest score was for
āApplyā domain (3.05Ā±0.57). The highest score for students in cohort 2019/2020 was for āAskā
domain (3.22Ā±0.35) and the lowest score is āAppraisalā domain (3.02Ā±0.41).However, two-samples Mann-Whitney U test showed no significant difference for all four domains in EBP
between the two cohorts (p>0.05). āAttitudeā domain also showed no significant difference
between the two cohorts (p>0.05). In this study, both cohorts of optometry students showed
equal EBP related knowledge and they have good attitude towards the importance of EBP
competencies in clinical decision making