Information-searching behaviors of main and allied health professionals: a nationwide survey in Taiwan

Rationale, aims and objectives  There are a variety of resources to obtain health information, but few studies have examined if main and allied health professionals prefer different methods. The current study was to investigate their information‐searching behaviours. Methods  A constructed questionn...

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Published in:Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 2013-10, Vol.19 (5), p.902-908
Main Authors: Weng, Yi-Hao, Kuo, Ken N., Yang, Chun-Yuh, Lo, Heng-Lien, Shih, Ya-Hui, Chiu, Ya-Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Allied Health Personnel - education
Allied Health Personnel - psychology
Attitude of Health Personnel
Education, Continuing
evidence-based
Female
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Information Literacy
Information Seeking Behavior
Information Storage and Retrieval - methods
information-searching behaviour
Internet
Male
Medical Staff, Hospital - education
Medical Staff, Hospital - psychology
Middle Aged
nurse
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
online database
pharmacist
physical therapist
physician
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan
technician
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Summary:Rationale, aims and objectives  There are a variety of resources to obtain health information, but few studies have examined if main and allied health professionals prefer different methods. The current study was to investigate their information‐searching behaviours. Methods  A constructed questionnaire survey was conducted from January through April 2011 in nationwide regional hospitals of Taiwan. Questionnaires were mailed to main professionals (physicians and nurses) and allied professionals (pharmacists, physical therapists, technicians and others), with 6160 valid returns collected. Results  Among all professional groups, the most commonly used resource for seeking health information was a Web portal, followed by colleague consultations and continuing education. Physicians more often accessed Internet‐based professional resources (online databases, electronic journals and electronic books) than the other groups (P 
ISSN:1356-1294
1365-2753
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2012.01871.x