Perceived attitudes and barriers towards medical research: a survey of Jordanian interns, residents, and other postgraduates

Purpose: We investigated research barriers among Jordanian medical postgraduates to understand the current context of the local health research landscape and improve scholarly output.Methods: Using a validated questionnaire, Jordanian interns, residents, specialists, and consultants were examined fo...

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Published in:Korean journal of medical education 2023-09, Vol.35 (3), p.249-261
Main Authors: AlMohtasib, Jamil, Al-Huneidy, Leen, Taha, Hana, Rayyan, Rama, Mansour, Shahd, Samhouri, Jehad, Hammouri, Muhammad, Al-Somadi, Hussam, Bedros, Adees Wirtan, Al-Omairi, Jaafar, Abbas, Rand, Abu-usba, Mustafa Ibrahim, Al-Ani, Abdallah
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Language:English
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attitudes
jordan
medical education
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
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perceptions
postgraduates
research barriers
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Summary:Purpose: We investigated research barriers among Jordanian medical postgraduates to understand the current context of the local health research landscape and improve scholarly output.Methods: Using a validated questionnaire, Jordanian interns, residents, specialists, and consultants were examined for their perceived attitudes and barriers towards research. Participants were conveniently sampled from public, university, military, and private institutions. Differences in responses were examined using the Student t-test and analysis of variance. Binary logistic regression was utilized to examine predictors of being able to publish.Results: A total of 1,141 Jordanian medical postgraduates were recruited, of which 61.3% were junior postgraduates (i.e., interns and residents in their first 2 years of residency) while 38.7% were senior postgraduates (i.e., senior residents, specialists, and consultants). Around 76.0% of participants had no peer-reviewed publications. Of those with least one publication (n=273), only 31.1% had first authorships. Participants portrayed dominantly positive attitudes towards the importance of research. There were no significant differences between junior and senior postgraduates for overall attitudes (p=0.486) and knowledge barriers scores (p=0.0261). Conversely, senior postgraduates demonstrated higher mean organizational barriers (p
ISSN:2005-727X
2005-7288
2005-7288
DOI:10.3946/kjme.2023.263