Table 5 Descriptive statistics of participants’ practice of EBM

P1

I apply evidence-based medicine in practice.

56 (26.2)

26 (12.1)

71 (33.2)

51 (23.8)

10 (4.7)

3.3

1.2

2

P2

I use multiple search engines for systematic review.

25 (11.7)

22 (10.3)

14 (6.5)

37 (17.3)

116 (54.2)

2.1

1.4

11

P3

I search for evidence-based medicine material from published journals only.

23 (10.7)

23 (10.7)

46 (21.5)

81 (37.9)

41 (19.2)

2.6

1.2

8

P4

I do not have enough time to study evidence-based medicine.

68 (31.8)

61 (28.5)

31 (14.5)

30 (14)

24 (11.2)

2.4

1.4

10

P5

I cannot practice evidence-based medicine due to limitations of the management that I can offer to patients in clinic settings.

35 (16.4)

96 (44.9)

19 (8.9)

41 (19.2)

23 (10.7)

2.6

1.3

4

P6

I use evidence based-medicine for answering the questions in a clinical setting.

16 (7.5)

19 (8.9)

67 (31.3)

65 (30.4)

47 (22)

2.5

1.1

9

P7

I join continuous medical education for an update regarding evidence-based medicine.

33 (15.4)

28 (13.1)

15 (7)

93 (43.5)

45 (21)

2.6

1.4

6

P8

I promote evidence-based practice to my colleagues at the workplace.

39 (18.2)

22 (10.3)

49 (22.9)

34 (15.9)

70 (32.7)

2.7

1.5

3

P9

I share my knowledge of evidence-based medicine with my colleagues.

57 (26.6)

78 (36.4)

52 (24.3)

16 (7.5)

11 (5.1)

3.7

1.1

1

P10

I am involved in the development of clinical practice guideline.

34 (15.9)

24 (11.2)

29 (13.6)

75 (35)

52 (24.3)

2.6

1.4

5

P11

I usually translate a clinical question into a form that can be answered from the literature.

30 (14)

33 (15.4)

35 (16.4)

49 (22.9)

67 (31.3)

2.6

1.4

7