title: Medical practitioners in outpatient care: who is interested in participating in EBM courses? Results of a representative postal survey in Germany.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Medical University Schleswig-Holstein, Institute of Social Medicine, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany. thorsten.meyer@sozmed.uni-luebeck.de
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Angelika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stroebel
authors.forename: Heiner
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raspe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003256:Community Participation; D003625:Data Collection; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*