Perception of Evidence-Based Medicine applicability

Abstract

In the 90’s, the concept of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) arose, a science based on logic and scientific knowledge, integrated to the practical experience of the physician. To be put into practice, medical-academic update and na improvement of the techniques of search and critical reading of scientific articles are necessary. The aim of this study was to verify the perception of Medicine graduation course students and physicians about the knowledge, acceptability and aplicability of EBM, evaluating the means used to medical-academic update and to make clinical decisions, as well as the necessity of elaboration of search scripts and scientific information use. A questionaire of 11 questions was answered individually and voluntarily by 200 Medicine graduation course students and 120 physicians. It was verified that 71,7% of the physicians and 62,4% of the students interviewed agree with the use of EBM in clinical practice; 29,2% of the physicians and 30,9 % of the students admit difficulties in its applicability; Internet has been shown as the main mean for medical-academic update (80,8% the physicians and 80,6% of the students. The findings allow us to conclude that, although the concept and agreement with EBM are diffused, its applicability still colides with some difficulties and limitations, what allow us to infer that the elaboration and the publishment of scripts can assist in the basic clinical question construction and in the scientific informations application.