BARRIERS TO PRACTISING EBM | N (%) |
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Lack of personal time | 97 (68.8) |
Lack of investment by health authorities | 78 (55.3) |
No financial gain in using EBM | 41 (29.1) |
Lack of hard evidence | 13 (9.2) |
Evidence not related to context of primary care | 15 (10.6) |
Too much evidence | 22 (15.6) |
Availability of and access to information | 71 (50.4) |
Patients’ expectations | 59 (41.8) |
Colleagues’ attitudes | 59 (41.8) |
Lack of critical appraisal skills | 33 (23.4) |
Belief that EBM is a threat | 2 (1.4) |
Others | 8 (5.7) |