Evidence-based medicine in primary care: qualitative study of family physicians

BackgroundThe objectives of this study were: a) to examine physician attitudes to and experience of the practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in primary care; b) to investigate the influence of patient preferences on clinical decision-making; and c) to explore the role of intuition in family practice.MethodQualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews of 15 family physicians purposively selected from respondents to a national survey on …