Table 4: Major source of references among trainees perceiving their practice being evidence-based
(I) Basic trainees
(II) Higher trainees
(A)
Major guidelines*
Hospital-based
Community-based
(i)
WHO 1999
4 / 18
5 / 22
9 / 19
(ii)
JNC 7th report
1 / 18
2 / 22
3 / 19
(iii)
European Society of Hypertension
2 / 18
0 / 22
0 / 19
(iv)
Other local guidelines (e.g. in own clinic)
1 / 18
1 / 22
1 / 19
(B)
Landmark studies**
(i)
HOT
0 / 18
1 / 22
2 / 19
(ii)
ALLHAT
2 / 18
8 / 22
1 / 19
(iii)
STOP-2
0 / 18
0 / 22
1 / 19
(iv)
ISIS-2
0 / 18
0 / 22
1 / 19
(v)
HOPE
1 / 18
0 / 22
1 / 19
(vi)
Misc. (e.g. Textbooks, handbook remarks)
3 / 18
2 / 22
0 / 19
(Note
:
Some participants do not quote any references.)
(*
WHO
:
World Health Organization
JNC
:
Joint National Committee
**
HOT
:
Hypertension Optimal Treatment Trial
ALLHAT
:
Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering treatment to prevent Heart Attack Trial
STOP-2
:
The Swedish Trial of Old Patients with Hypertension-2
ISIS-2
:
Second International Study of Infarct Survival
HOPE
:
Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation study)