Effect of an educational intervention on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers at King Hussein Cancer Center towards predatory publishers.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

We explored the effect of an educational intervention on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers (HCWs) towards predatory publishing.

Methods

A retrospective pre-post quasi experimental design was implemented on HCWs within King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC). Following a 60-min educational lecture, a self-administered questionnaire was completed by participants. Pre- and post-intervention scores for familiarity, knowledge, practices, and attitudes were compared using the paired sample t-test. Multivariate linear regression was used to identify predictors of mean differences (MD) of knowledge scores.

Results

A total of 121 respondents completed the questionnaire. The majority of participants demonstrated underwhelming awareness of predatory pu

SUBMITTER: Al-Ani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10201791 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature