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Towards evidence-based public health

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN23257060
Enrollment
148
Registered
2003-08-11
Start date
1999-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Lack of knowledge about, use of and physical access to, relevant information sources Not Applicable

Interventions

A tailored, multifaceted intervention: workshop on evidence-based medicine, access to several databases, a tailored website, a discussion list, help desk, and an information service that searched for

Sponsors

Norwegian Research Council (Norway)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Public health physicians 2. Working in municipalities in Norway with more than 3000 inhabitants

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not comply with the above inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Behaviour, measured by analysing the contents of local health service reports and of a hypothetical assignment, by a postal survey, a telephone survey and a questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Attitudes 2. Knowledge of evidence-based practice information sources and concepts 3. Task-related self-efficacy 4. Decision-to-adopt 5. Job-satisfaction

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026