Physicians' attitudes towards interaction with the pharmaceutical industry
East. Mediterr. health j
; 20(12): 812-819, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: who-255332
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ABSTRACT
The relationship between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry has ethical implications for patient care. This study examined knowledge and attitudes towards the pharmaceutical industry,and associations with actual behaviour, among physicians working in Saudi Arabia. In a cross-sectional study in 2012, a 100-point score was created from 17 5-point Likert-scale questions to assess knowledge and attitudes. The overall score of 659 participants was 63.1 [SD 8.5], with a majority holding a generally positive attitude. Higher [i.e.better] scores were significantly associated with a lack of interactions with the pharmaceutical industry and with refusal of gifts but not with education about ethics. In multivariate analysis, refusing gifts, additional income and Saudi nationality remained independently associated with higher scores. Overall,there was suboptimal knowledge and a generally positive attitude towards the pharmaceutical industry among the sample of physicians in Saudi Arabia
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Main subject:
Physicians
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Attitude
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Knowledge
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Drug Industry
Language:
English
Journal:
East. Mediterr. health j
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article