Study of evidence based medicine in residents of selected Medical Sciences Universities of Tehran

Nowadays, development and influence of technology in medical information and emergence of the extensive information have provided opportunity for the development of applying evidence-based medicine as a reasonable framework for decision making in medicine and it has attracted attention due to its importance. Aim of this study was to determine awareness, attitude, ability and facilities of evidence-based medicine in medical residents. In this study, 40 residents of hospitals of selected Medical Sciences Universities of Tehran were included in the study with proportional stratified random sampling in 2013. Data collection instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire including 5 parts, such as demographic specifications and four criteria of awareness, attitude, evidence-based performance and its executive facilities. Validity of questionnaire was determined through content validity and internal consistency of the questions through Cronbach's alpha of 0.71. Data were analyzed by SPSS software. Awareness of residents about evidence-based medicine was medium. Physicians had negative attitude toward evidence-based medicine. Ability of evidence-based medicine was undesirable and physicians sometimes had access to facilities of evidence-based medicine. Results showed that residents had low awareness with evidence-based medicine. Therefore, there is need for systematic education for awareness and execution of evidence-based medicine among residents.