Family medicine practice and research: Survey of physicians' attitudes towards scientific research in a post-communist transition country

Abstract

Family medicine practitioners in a transition country have a more positive attitude towards science than towards alternative medicine, despite the adverse situation in which they practice. To involve family medicine practitioners in research, interventions must be directed towards changes in behavior and practice and not only towards increasing positive attitudes.

How do medical students engaging in elective courses on acupuncture and homeopathy differ from unselected students? A survey

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Awareness and Use of Evidence-based Medicine Databases and Cochrane Library Among Physicians in Croatia

“…In Croatia, primary health care has a long tradition and represents patients' gateway to the health care system (21). A recent study showed that family medicine practitioners in the context of intensive socioeconomic transitions in Croatia had positive attitude toward scientific research in medicine (22). However, positive attitudes do not suffice for real engagement of family physicians in teaching and research (23,24).…”

Medical teachers' attitudes towards science and motivational orientation for medical research

“…Another study reported a progressively larger fraction of medical students and graduates who expressed serious interest in research careers [6]. Our research group showed that teaching research methodology is associated with increase in positive attitudes towards science among medical students [8], and that among family medicine practitioners there was a positive association between attitude toward science and opinion of research methodology training as a mandatory part of the medical curriculum [9].…”