Janice M. Johnston

The development and validation of a knowledge, attitude and behaviour questionnaire to assess undergraduate evidence-based practice teaching and learning

Objectives  Most evidence‐based practice (EBP) educational assessment tools evaluated to date have focused on specific knowledge components or technical skills. Other important potential barriers to the adoption of EBP, such as attitudinal, perceptual and behavioural factors, have yet to be studied, especially in the undergraduate setting. Therefore, we developed and validated a knowledge, attitude and behaviour questionnaire designed to evaluate EBP teaching and learning in an undergraduate medical curriculum.

The effects of cash and lottery incentives on mailed surveys to physicians: a randomized trial.

Low response rates, especially among physicians, are a common problem in mailed survey research. We conducted a randomized trial to examine the effects of cash and lottery incentives on response rates. A total of 4,850 subjects were randomized to one of three interventions accompanying a mailed survey-no incentive (n = 1,700), cash payment [three levels of Hong Kong dollars (HKD)

Evaluation of a handheld clinical decision support tool for evidence-based learning and practice in medical undergraduates.

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Waiting time, doctor shopping, and nonattendance at specialist outpatient clinics: case-control study of 6495 individuals in Hong Kong.

20, and

Walking for transportation in Hong Kong Chinese urban elders: A cross-sectional study on what destinations matter and when

40; N = 50 in each subgroup], or entry into a lottery (three levels of HKD

Identifying barriers to the adoption of evidence‐based medicine practice in clinical clerks: a longitudinal focus group study

1,000,

Ageing in an ultra-dense metropolis: Perceived neighbourhood characteristics and utilitarian walking in Hong Kong elders

2,000, and

Health insurance and healthcare utilisation for Shenzhen residents: a tale of registrants and migrants?

4,000; N = 1,000 in each subgroup) on receipt of the completed questionnaire. The response rates were higher among those offered incentives than those without (19.8% vs. 16.8%, P =.012). Cash was the more effective incentive compared to lottery (27.3% vs. 19.4%, P =.017). Response also increased substantially between the first and second mailings (14.2% vs. 18.8%, P >.001). In addition, those with specialist qualifications were more willing to participate in mailed surveys. We found no significant differences in response outcomes among the various incentive arms. Cash reward at the

Neighbourhood environment, sitting time and motorised transport in older adults: a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong

20 level was the most cost-effective intervention, in terms of cost per responder. Further systematic examination of the effects of different incentive strategies in epidemiologic studies should be encouraged.

Age-period-cohort analysis of tuberculosis notifications in Hong Kong from 1961 to 2005

Introduction  Handheld computers (PDAs) uploaded with clinical decision support software (CDSS) have the potential to facilitate the adoption of evidence‐based medicine (EBM) at the point‐of‐care among undergraduate medical students. Further evaluation of the usefulness and acceptability of these tools is required.