Attitudes Of Medical Residents Research Articles

Knowledge and Attitude of Medical Residents Towards Cancer Clinical Trials in Jordan.

BackgroundClinical trials are an important tool to test the efficacy of new treatment modalities for cancer patients. Physicians, including medical residents, should play a major role in carrying out clinical trials to generate a strong body of evidence to determine the best available treatment for their patients. Carrying out clinical trials demands adequate understanding of the research phases and requirements including ethical standards as well as presenting positive attitudes toward the clinical research. Hence, evaluating the knowledge and attitudes of medical residents toward running clinical trials is essential to assess their preparedness and willingness to participate in future studies.MethodsThis study was a questionnaire-based observational study. It involved medical residents from various specialties who served cancer patients admitted at King Abdullah University Hospital during the period from June 1 to August 15, 2017.ResultsA total number of 83 respondents completed the questionnaire. Of them, 56.7% and 53.0% of the respondents reported either current or previous participation in clinical trials research, respectively. Only 10 residents (12.0%) had previous participation in clinical research where a new investigational cancer treatment was tested. While, 91.6% of respondents believed that physicians should be involved in running clinical cancer research, only 25.3% had previous experience in writing a cancer clinical trial protocol and 28.9% wrote a scientific manuscript on cancer clinical trials for publication. Moreover, 67.5% of residents knew when informed consent should be obtained and 62.7% were aware of the clinical equipoise concept in clinical trials.ConclusionMuch remains to be done to improve knowledge and attitudes of medical residents toward cancer clinical trials and the main ethical principles that should be followed to assure having an ideal research environment, which will pave the way for the generation of high quality clinical cancer research and reliable evidence-based clinical practice for cancer management.

Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes of Medical Residents Towards Nanomedicine: Defining the Gap.

Even though the general public opinion towards nanotechnology applications to health has been studied, medical residents' opinions remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perception, knowledge, and attitude of medical residents towards nanomedicine using a 35-item questionnaire. Correlations between intrinsic factors, heuristics, and attitude towards nanomedicine were analyzed using the χ 2 test. Seventy medical residents participated. Nanomedicine was perceived as a developing field in its clinical trial stages. Responsibility for nanomedicine was attributed to scientists, whereas its ethical responsibility to physicians. The majority reported not having adequate access to information. A positive attitude towards nanomedicine was correlated with higher willingness to use nanomedicine to diagnose and treat patients (p < 0.05). Medical residents had a positive attitude towards nanomedicine. However, they lacked accurate knowledge in the field. Participants might have relied on availability heuristics to form their opinion. Formal education for the "handlers" of nanomedicine seems to be needed.

“If You Build It, They Will Come”: Attitudes of Medical Residents and Fellows About Seeking Services in a Resident Wellness Program

High rates of burnout and distress in resident physicians suggest a significant number would benefit from counseling. A resident wellness program (RWP) was designed to lower known barriers limiting resident access to services. In 2011, medical residents and fellows were surveyed and logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify demographic and training program differences in perceived barriers and willingness to access the RWP. Of the 88% of trainees who knew about the RWP, 87% indicated they would be very likely or somewhat likely to seek out services. Time remained the biggest barrier for residents to getting help. Being male (odds ratio [OR] = 0.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.34-0.84) or an ethnic/racial minority (OR = 0.49, 95% CI 0.28-0.85) was associated with greater unwillingness to seek counseling. Reluctance to access the RWP was associated with concerns about helpfulness, confidentiality, being unable to take a break, and stigma. Women (OR = 1.60, 95% CI 1.06-2.42) and primary care residents (OR = 1.58, 95% CI 0.98-2.54) were more likely to be concerned about taking a break. Men were more likely to question the helpfulness of counseling (OR = 0.55, 95% CI 0.36-0.85). The RWP removed barriers of cost and knowledge about counseling services. More educational outreach is needed to address sex and ethnic differences about RWP utilization and attitudes in medical culture about a physician's right to address personal health care needs.

Effects of a psychiatric label on medical residents’ attitudes

Few data are available on the effects of a psychiatric label on medical residents' attitudes towards an individual. To investigate the effect of a psychiatric label on the attitudes of medical residents towards an individual. Medical residents were randomly assigned to one of two vignettes describing the same apparently healthy person, differing only in the presence of a psychiatric label for one of them. Participants (N = 322) reported their attitudes towards the described individual and their willingness to treat this person. Residents allocated to the psychiatric-diagnostic label group reported being less at ease with becoming the individual's nextdoor neighbour, working in the same place, sharing a house, having him look after their children, having a member of their family date him, having their finances run by the individual, less willing to become friends with the described individual and more uneasy having to examine him the next time he visits the emergency room. Implementing effective programmes to combat stigma in the curriculum of medical residents appears to be needed.

Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Residents Towards Inappropriate Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Residents Towards Inappropriate Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Attitudes of Medical Residents Regarding Intensive Care for Patients With the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

We recently surveyed the medical house staff at the University of California, San Francisco, and found that residents had a good understanding of the poor prognosis of patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia who require intensive care for respiratory failure, and tended to favor early discussions with patients regarding resuscitation and intensive care. We used the same questionnaire to survey the house staffs of four other programs varying in geography and exposure to patients with AIDS. We found a striking correlation between the number of patients with AIDS cared for by the residents, the assessment of the prognosis of patients with AIDS with P carinii pneumonia, and house-staff attitudes toward discussions about resuscitation and intensive care. The results of this study suggest that the intensity of exposure to patients with AIDS determines the assessment of prognosis, and that one or both of these factors strongly influences attitudes toward intensive care. Regardless of these attitudes, early discussion of resuscitation and intensive care between physicians and patients with AIDS and P carinii pneumonia seems warranted.

Attitudes of medical residents regarding intensive care for patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Attitudes of medical residents regarding intensive care for patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Attitudes of medical residents toward the dying patient in a general hospital.

This report examines the reactions of 120 medical residents to terminal illness. It also explores their own feelings about death and their frustration when faced with a dying patient: “If I cannot cure, what is there left for me to do?” It is recommended that the problems of management of the dying patient be given special attention in the senior year of medical school. The ability to recognize his own psychologic feelings about death helps the young physician to be a better doctor.