Attending physicians’ attitudes towards physical exam and bedside teaching

Attending physicians' and residents' attitudes and beliefs about prescribing buprenorphine at an urban teaching hospital.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Opioid abuse and dependence are increasing. Pharmacotherapy with an opioid agonist reduces adverse consequences of opioid dependency. Physicians can now prescribe buprenorphine for opioid dependency in the primary care setting. This study assessed primary care providers' attitudes and beliefs about opioid addiction treatment with buprenorphine. METHODS Ninety-nine re...

Attitudes Towards Teaching and Research

Physicians' religiosity and attitudes towards patients.

BACKGROUND Many religions underline the value of merciful acts, especially the care of the sick. The aim of the survey was to verify the hypothesis that a higher religiosity correlates with a more desirable ethical attitude towards patients. METHOD An anonymous questionnaire consisting of standardized tools: Scale of Attitudes towards the Patient (SAtP) (four dimensions: respect for autonomy,...

Patients’ attitude towards bedside teaching in Tunisia

OBJECTIVE To assess patient' reaction towards bedside teaching at the University Hospital of Monastir (Tunisia) and to identify the factors that may influence it. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted during December 2012 at the University Hospital of Monastir. Each department, except the psychiatric department and the intensive care units, was visited in one day. All inpatients prese...

Attitudes, Practice and Educational Preferences Towards Evidence-Based Medicine among Physicians in a Large Teaching Hospital.

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an emerging must-know topic for today's physicians. The present literature is inadequate in identifying the attitudes, practice, and educational needs and preferred interventions of EBM. The objectives of this survey were to identify a) the attitude toward and practice of EBM among physicians, b) perceived benefits of EBM in daily practice, c) barriers to EBM pr...