ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Med.
Sec. Healthcare Professions Education
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1651632
Assessment of knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and self-Efficacy Towards Evidence-Based Medicine among resident physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study from Qatar
Provisionally accepted
- 1Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- 2Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Introduction: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is essential for delivering high-quality healthcare. However, no studies have yet assessed the practice of evidence-based medicine among resident doctors in Qatar. This study aimed to examine the key factors influencing EBM practice, focusing on the physician's self-efficacy, self-reported knowledge, and their attitudes toward EBM. Methodology: An analytical cross-sectional study design was used, employing a total population sampling method. Data were gathered through a validated questionnaire to assess EBM practices among resident physicians at HMC. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and multivariate analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 355 resident physicians participated in the survey. The average age of the participants was 28.3 years. The overall EBM practice score averaged 38, indicating a moderate level of practice according to the Bloom scale. Significant associations were found between EBM practice and physician age, gender, work experience, and prior EBM training. Most participants demonstrated moderate knowledge of EBM but had low attitudes toward its application. Additionally, the resident physicians exhibited low self-efficacy in applying EBM. Conclusion: While the work environment in Qatar is highly supportive of EBM practice and the resident physicians possess strong academic qualifications, their overall practice of EBM remains moderate. This could be attributed to their relatively young age, limited experience, and unfavorable attitudes toward EBM, along with low self-efficacy. There is a need for targeted training workshops to improve EBM skills and attitudes among resident physicians, which could enhance their practice and, ultimately, improve patient outcomes in Qatar.
Keywords: Residents, Residency training, self-efficacy, Practice, Attitude, knowledge, Evidence-Basedmedicine
Received: 22 Jun 2025; Accepted: 01 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Mohammed Ahmed, Aabdien, Mohamed and Bougmiza. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Wafa Mohammed Ahmed, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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