Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad hospital of the University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pediatrics, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
Sci Prog. 2021 Apr-Jun;104(2):368504211010604. doi: 10.1177/00368504211010604.
The outcomes of patient care are improved by adequate knowledge, practical skills, and positive attitude. Currently, there is a lack of data on medical research activities among resident doctors in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to evaluate the perception, barriers, and research attitudes among various residency programs running in different cities of Saudi Arabia. A total of 434 surgical and medical residents participated in the current study. A cross-sectional study encompassing multiple training centers in the eastern province of Saudi. Convenient sampling technique was used to include all the working training residents. A self-administered questionnaire was formulated for data collection. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the data. The mean age of the residents with various specialties was 27.83 ± 2.41 years. Approximately 61.7% had participated in research, while 38.3% had never participated in any research. A total of A subset of residents had one or three publications, while some had none. A lack of baseline research skills and inadequate facilities for scientific explorations, time, and funds were the main constraints among training residents. However, several residents had a positive attitude toward research but fewer publications. Thus, training in medical research methodology should be obligatory in the residency curriculum in all specialties. Further research is needed.
患者护理的结果可以通过充分的知识、实际技能和积极的态度得到改善。目前，沙特阿拉伯住院医师的医学研究活动数据匮乏。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯不同城市开展的各种住院医师培训计划的认知、障碍和研究态度。共有 434 名外科和内科住院医师参与了本次研究。这是一项在沙特东部省份多个培训中心进行的横断面研究。采用便利抽样技术纳入所有在职培训住院医师。研究采用自行设计的问卷收集数据。采用描述性统计方法分析数据。具有不同专业的住院医师的平均年龄为 27.83±2.41 岁。约 61.7%的人参与过研究，而 38.3%的人从未参与过任何研究。一部分住院医师有一篇或三篇论文，而有些则一篇也没有。研究人员表示，缺乏基础研究技能和用于科学探索的设施、时间和资金是培训住院医师的主要限制因素。然而，一些住院医师对研究持积极态度，但发表的论文较少。因此，所有专业的住院医师培训课程都应强制开设医学研究方法学培训。还需要进一步的研究。
