Knowledge, attitude, practice, and barriers of evidence-based medicine among physicians in general hospitals in Kuwait: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is renovating the field of medicine as it is being acknowledged as the standard and basis of clinical judgment. As general governmental hospitals are at the forefront of health-care in Kuwait, the practice of EBM among physicians could improve the health of the population. The aim was to assess the knowledge, attitude, practice, and barriers of EBM among physicians practicing in general governmental hospitals in Kuwait.

Methods

A cross-sectional study with self-reported questionnaires was used to survey 439 physicians in Kuwait's 6 general hospitals with a response rate of 74%.

Results

Respondent's knowledge of EBM was considerably low with a median knowledge score of 13 out of 20. Overall female physicians, undergraduates from

SUBMITTER: Qadhi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8633571 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature