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Table 3.
Level of evidence on outcome variables
measured in six studies evaluating effectiveness of problem based
learning in continuing medical education
|
|
| Outcome variable |
High quality
studies
|
|
Low quality
studies
|
Level of evidence* |
| Positive
result |
Negative result |
Positive
result |
Negative result |
|
| Problem based
learning v other educational interventions |
| Participants'
knowledge |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
None |
| Participants'
performance |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
None |
| Participants'
satisfaction |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
Moderate |
| Patients'
health |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
None |
| Problem based learning v no educational
intervention |
| Participants'
knowledge |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
Limited |
| Participants'
performance |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
0 |
Limited |
| Patients'
health |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
Limited |
|
|
*
Possible levels of evidence: strong, moderate, limited, or none
(see Methods for details).
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