Figure 4
From: German ambulatory care physicians' perspectives on clinical guidelines – a national survey
Thematic block two: Meaning of evidence based medicine. blue: agree; red: disagree; grey: undecided; Block 2: "Evidence based medicine means to me... 2.1 ..medicine, which is exclusively orientated towards scientific studies." 2.2 ..medicine, which treats patients with the same diagnosis in exactly the same way ('cookbook medicine')." 2.3 ..medicine, which ignores the physician's individual medical experience." 2.4 ..to combine my individual experience with the best available evidence from systematic research." 2.5 ..to work with lawfully binding guidelines, which impair my professional autonomy in medical decision-making." 2.6 ..medicine, which ignores alternative therapies."