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The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access originally published online on July 28, 2005
The European Journal of Public Health 2005 15(5):480-483; doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki020
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.

Health Services Research

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 and Heiner Raspe*

* Medical University Schleswig-Holstein, Institute of Social Medicine, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany

Correspondence: Dr T. Meyer, Institute of Social Medicine, Medical University Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Beckergrube 43–47, D-23552 Luebeck, Germany, tel: +49 451 7992526, fax: +49 451 7992522, e-mail: thorsten.meyer{at}sozmed.uni-luebeck.de

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.

Keywords: continuous medical education, evidence-based medicine, outpatient care, postal survey, primary care


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