Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2017.58.300
Awareness and use of evidence-based medicine information among patients in Croatia: a nation-wide crosssectional study
Danijel Nejašmić
; Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Split School ofMedicine, Split, Croatia
Ivana Miošić
; Cochrane Croatia, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
Davorka Vrdoljak
; Department of Family Medicine, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
Snježana Permozer Hajdarović
; Family Medicine Practice, Kotoriba, Croatia
Marion Tomičić
; Department of Family Medicine, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
Sažetak
Aim To determine the use of evidence-based medicine
(EBM) information and the level of awareness and knowledge
of EBM among patients in Croatia.
Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among
987 patients in 10 family medicine practices in Croatia. Patients
from both urban (n = 496) and rural (n = 482) areas
were surveyed. A 27-item questionnaire was used to collect
data about sources that patients searched for medical
information, patient awareness and use of Cochrane systematic
reviews and other EBM resources, and their demographic
characteristics.
Results Half of the patients searched for medical information
from sources other than physician. Internet was
the most common place they searched for information.
Very few patients indicated using EBM sources for medical
information; one fifth of patients heard of EBM and 4%
of the patients heard of the Cochrane Collaboration. Patients
considered physician’s opinion as the most reliable
source of medical information. A logistic regression model
showed that educational level and urban vs rural residence
were the predictors of awareness about EBM and systematic
reviews (P < 0.001 for both).
Conclusion Our finding that patients consider a physician’s
opinion to be the most reliable source of healthrelated
information could be used for promotion of highquality
health information among patients. More effort
should be devoted to the education of patients in rural areas
and those with less formal education. New avenues for
knowledge translation and dissemination of high-quality
health information among patients are necessary.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
187420
URI
Datum izdavanja:
10.8.2017.
Posjeta: 647 *