TY - JOUR A1 - Hachesu, Peyman A1 - Gavgani, Vahideh A1 - Salahzadeh, Zahra A1 - Ehteshami, Asghar A1 - Piri, Zakieh A1 - Kasaei, Mahtab A1 - Rezazadeh, Esmaeil T1 - A study of resident's attitude, knowledge and barriers towards the use of evidence based medicine Y1 - 2013/1/1 JF - International Journal of Health System and Disaster Management JO - Int J Health Syst Disaster Manage SP - 38 EP - 42 VL - 1 IS - 1 UR - https://www.ijhsdm.org/article.asp?issn=2347-9019;year=2013;volume=1;issue=1;spage=38;epage=42;aulast=Hachesu DO - 10.4103/2347-9019.122456 N2 - Objectives: To survey the attitudes, awareness, and practice of evidence based medicine (EBM), and to determine the barriers that influence application of EBM in therapeutic process among clinical residents in Iran. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted during September to December 2012 at the teaching hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences among 79 clinical residents from different medical specialties. A valid and reliable questionnaire consisted of five sections and 27 statements were used in this research. Most respondents (90%) completed the questionnaires voluntarily and anonymously. We inserted the data into Microsoft Excel 2007. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 16.0 software. We applied Spearman and Mann-Whitney test for correlation between variables. Results: Knowledge of residents about EBM is low and their attitude towards EBM was positive, but their knowledge and skills in regard with the evidence based medical information resources were mostly limited to Google Scholar. Lack of enough time to practice EBM and unperfect access to data bases were the main barriers. There was no significant correlation between residency grade and familiarity and use of electronic EBM resources (Spearman, P = 0.138). Conclusions: It is essential to improve their knowledge, skills, and capabilities to practice EBM. They can conduct EBM that should reduce medical errors and faulty diagnoses. Integration of training approaches like journal clubs or workshops with clinical practice is suggested. ER -