Medical practitioners in outpatient care: Who is interested in participating in EBM courses? Results of a representative postal survey in Germany

Thorsten Meyer; Angelika Stroebel; Heiner Raspe

doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki020

Medical practitioners in outpatient care: Who is interested in participating in EBM courses? Results of a representative postal survey in Germany

Thorsten Meyer^*, Angelika Stroebel, Heiner Raspe

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We surveyed the attitudes of medical practitioners towards evidence-based medicine (EBM) and characterized those with an interest in participating in EBM courses. A random sample of 900 outpatient care doctors stratified by level and field of specialization was surveyed by means of a postal questionnaire. Importance of knowledge on information management, a positive attitude towards EBM and not yet doing critical appraisal were significant predictors of interest in participating in EBM courses. Low participation rates of outpatient care doctors in EBM courses are not due to attitudinal or general motivational problems. Although possible predictors of interest in participation could be specified, further factors contributing to actual participation need to be identified.

Original language	English
Journal	European Journal of Public Health
Volume	15
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	480-483
Number of pages	4
ISSN	1101-1262
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cki020
Publication status	Published - 10.2005

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