From Andrew Jull,
Evidence-based health (EBH) is concerned with evidence of effectiveness.
Traditionally, clinical practice has been guided by individual opinions,
experience and interpretations of research. Research studies on a single
clinical issue could and did give rise to conflicting results, with the
consequence that ineffective treatments were promulgated and effective ones
shunned.
Until recently, little attention was given to helping the individual
clinician resolve the conflicts in research over what was or was not effective
therapy. Enormous variations in clinical practice arose, because one could find
research to support one’s position either way.
This shows the value of EBH.
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