Table 3. Importance, use and satisfaction with information sources
to support patient care or practice management.
Importance |
Percent Use |
Satisfaction |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean (s.d.) |
(N) |
Mean (s.d.) |
(N) |
Mean (s.d.) |
(N) |
Traditional Sources |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing education |
2.8 (0.4) |
331 |
100.0 |
334 |
2.5 (0.5) |
331 |
Journals |
2.5 (0.6) |
331 |
99.7 |
334 |
2.3 (0.6) |
327 |
Professional meetings |
2.3 (0.8) |
329 |
98.5 |
334 |
2.0 (0.8) |
324 |
Textbooks |
2.2 (0.8) |
332 |
96.7 |
334 |
2.1 (0.7) |
316 |
Professional Associations |
1.9 (0.7) |
331 |
96.4 |
334 |
1.9 (0.8) |
318 |
Product detail persons |
1.3 (0.8) |
329 |
87.4 |
334 |
1.8 (0.8) |
285 |
Professional newsletters |
1.8 (0.9) |
327 |
87.1 |
334 |
1.8 (0.8) |
285 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electronic Sources |
|
|
|
|
|
|
WWWeb searching (not MEDLINE) |
2.0 (0.8) |
322 |
79.3 |
334 |
1.9 (0.7) |
257 |
1.9 (0.9) |
316 |
72.5 |
334 |
2.1 (0.8) |
229 |
|
Electronic conferencing |
1.6 (0.9) |
309 |
49.8 |
334 |
1.8 (0.8) |
111 |
MEDLINE |
1.9 (1.1) |
303 |
36.8 |
334 |
2.1 (0.7) |
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collegial Sources |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specialist referral network |
2.5 (0.7) |
330 |
96.1 |
334 |
2.4 (0.7) |
317 |
Out of office colleague network |
2.3 (0.8) |
328 |
94.6 |
334 |
2.3 (0.7) |
312 |
In-office colleagues |
1.7 (1.2) |
311 |
58.4 |
334 |
2.4 (0.8) |
186 |