Table A3.
Practice related to Evidence-Based Medicine.
| Item | Description | Always n (%) |
Often n (%) |
Sometimes n (%) |
Seldom n (%) |
Never n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | I apply evidence-based medicine in practice. | 19 (10.4) | 63 (34.4) | 80 (43.7) | 21 (11.5) | - |
| P2 | I use multiple search engines for systemic review. | 26 (14.2) | 61 (33.3) | 70 (38.3) | 23 (12.6) | 3 (1.6) |
| P3 | I search for evidence-based medicine material from published journal only. | 22 (12.0) | 59 (32.2) | 67 (36.6) | 35 (19.1) | - |
| P4 | I do not have enough time to study on evidence-based medicine. | 18 (9.8) | 55 (30.1) | 82 (44.8) | 24 (13.1) | 4 (2.2) |
| P5 | I cannot practice evidence-based medicine due to limitations of the management that I can offer to patients in emergency settings. | 13 (7.1) | 39 (21.3) | 89 (48.6) | 33 (18.0) | 9 (4.9) |
| P6 | I use evidence-based medicine for answering the questions in clinical setting. | 18 (9.8) | 67 (36.6) | 72 (39.3) | 23 (12.6) | 3 (1.6) |
| P7 | I join continuous medical education for update regarding evidence-based medicine. | 23 (12.6) | 75 (41.0) | 47 (25.7) | 32 (17.5) | 6 (3.3) |
| P8 | I promote evidence-based practice to my colleagues at workplace. | 22 (12.0) | 55 (30.1) | 55 (30.1) | 41 (22.4) | 10 (5.5) |
| P9 | I share knowledge on evidence-based medicine with my colleagues. | 26 (14.2) | 60 (32.8) | 56 (30.6) | 35 (19.1) | 6 (3.3) |
| P10 | I am involved in the development of clinical practice guidelines in Malaysia. | 6 (3.3) | 17 (9.3) | 10 (5.5) | 15 (8.2) | 135 (73.8) |
| P11 | I usually translate a clinical question from a form that can be answered from the literature. | 6 (3.3) | 25 (13.7) | 51 (27.9) | 51 (27.9) | 50 (27.3) |
Note: Description is based on Noor Evidence-Based Medicine Questionnaire [15].