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

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<0.001). Seniority (odds ratio [OR], 5.268; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.341–8.307), age (OR, 1.087; 95% CI, 1.019–1.159), academic standing (OR, 1.730; 95% CI, 1.103–2.715), and confidence (OR, 1.086; 95% CI, 1.009–1.169) were positive predictors of publication in peer reviewed journals. @*Conclusion@#The Jordanian medical research landscape is riddled with all forms of different barriers. The reworking of current and integration of new research training programs are of utmost importance.

Study of thrombomodulin level in infants with respiratory problems of diabetic mothers

In our study, we found statistical significant increase in the soluble form of thrombomodulin PTM was positively correlated to the duration of the disease, age of the mother, PCO2 [in BOA] and CRP. The longer the duration of symptoms, the older the age of the mother or the higher in the PCO2 or CRP +ve, the higher will be PTM. In the other hand, PTM was negatively correlated to gestational age, Apgar score, PH in [BOA], HCO3 in [BGA] and platelet count. The in the Apgar score, PH, HCO3 and platelet count, the lower will be PTM level