Comparison of accessing online databases between physicians and nurses in Taiwan

Online databases have been increasingly used as a key resource in the search for health information. The current study aims to compare the use patterns of online databases between physicians and nurses. A structured questionnaire was mailed to physicians and nurses of randomly selected regional hosp...

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Published in:Informatics for health & social care 2012-12, Vol.37 (4), p.230-241
Main Authors: Chiu, Ya-Wen, Weng, Yi-Hao, Lo, Heng-Lien, Shih, Ya-Hui, Hsu, Chih-Cheng, Kuo, Ken N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Information
Adult
Databases, Bibliographic - utilization
evidence-based
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Medical Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Motivation
nurses
Nursing Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
online
physicians
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan
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Summary:Online databases have been increasingly used as a key resource in the search for health information. The current study aims to compare the use patterns of online databases between physicians and nurses. A structured questionnaire was mailed to physicians and nurses of randomly selected regional hospitals in Taiwan. Valid questionnaires with complete answers were collected from 544 physicians and 1,573 nurses from November 2008 to February 2009. In general, physicians made more use of online databases than nurses (p  
ISSN:1753-8157
1753-8165
DOI:10.3109/17538157.2012.654842