ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2000
What are the attitudes of general practitioners towards research?
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Barriers to GPs' use of evidence-based medicine: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2012Pooled it
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- Registrars' experience with research in family medicine training programmes in South Africa.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2024Article
- Clinical trial recruitment in primary care: exploratory factor analysis of a questionnaire to measure barriers and facilitators to primary care providers' involvement.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- Attitudes and barriers towards conducting research amongst primary care physicians in Bahrain: a cross-sectional study.BMC family practice · 2019Article
- General practitioners' willingness to participate in research: A survey in central Switzerland.PloS one · 2019Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions of clinicians towards conducting clinical trials in an Academic Tertiary Care Center.Saudi medical journal · 2018Article
- General practitioners in Styria - who is willing to take part in research projects and why? : A survey by the Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2017Article
- Understanding practice-based research participation: The differing motivations of engaged vs. non-engaged clinicians in pragmatic clinical trials.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2016Article
- Patient and professional attitudes towards research in general practice: the RepR qualitative study.BMC family practice · 2014Article
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- A survey of attitudes toward clinical research among physicians at Kyoto University Hospital.BMC medical education · 2009Article
- Research activity and capacity in primary healthcare: the REACH study: a survey.BMC family practice · 2009Article
- Prenatal care and delivery room staff attitudes toward research and the National Children's Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2008Article
- Psychological determinants of the intention to educate patients about benzodiazepines.Pharmacy world & science : PWS · 2008Article
- Family medicine practice and research: survey of physicians' attitudes towards scientific research in a post-communist transition country.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2007Article
- Pediatric publications in family medicine journals: quantity and content.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2005Article
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Abstract
There is an urgent need for high quality primary care research to provide a firm scientific basis for a primary care-led National Health Service; however, relatively little is known about general practitioners' (GPs') stated practices and attitudes towards research. This cross-sectional questionnaire study documents the attitudes and stated practices of general practitioners towards undertaking and using research. Virtually all 249 (90%) GP responders felt that primary care research was important, while majorities expressed interest in research (61%), using research to directly influence practice (68%), and an interest in undertaking future research (53%). Perceived priorities for future primary care research are chronic illness, primary care organisation, and patient behaviour.
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