title: Effect of changing journal clubs from traditional method to evidence-based method on psychiatry residents.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Journal club is a valuable educational tool in the medical field. This method follows different goals. This study aims to investigate the effect on psychiatry residents of changing journal clubs from the traditional method to the evidence-based method.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted using a before-after design. First- and second-year residents of psychiatry were included in the study. First, the status quo was evaluated by standardized questionnaire regarding the effect of journal club. Then, ten sessions were held to familiarize the residents with the concept of journal club. After that, evidence-based journal club sessions were held. The questionnaire was given to the residents again after the final session. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage frequency, mean and standard deviation), and analytic statistics (paired t-test) using SPSS 22.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of a total of 20 first- and second-year residents of psychiatry, the data of 18 residents were finally analyzed. Most of the subjects (17 [93.7%]) were females. The mean overall score before and after the intervention was 1.83±0.45 and 2.85±0.57, respectively, which showed a significant increase (P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Moving toward evidence-based journal clubs seems like an appropriate measure to reach the goals set by this educational tool.
authors: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center.
authors: Farhad
authors: F
authors: Faridhosseini
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Saghebi
authors: Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mahhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors: Majid
authors: M
authors: Khadem-Rezaiyan
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center.
authors: Fatemeh
authors: F
authors: Moharari
authors: Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mahhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors: Maliheh
authors: M
authors: Dadgarmoghaddam
keywords: education method; evidence-based; journal club; residents