Health Professionals' Attitudes towards Evidence-Based Medicine and the Role of the Information Professional in Exploitation of the Research Evidence.

Lewis, Ruth A.; Rolinson, Janet; Urquhart, Christine J.

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ERIC Number: EJ577947

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Publication Date: 1998

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Health Professionals' Attitudes towards Evidence-Based Medicine and the Role of the Information Professional in Exploitation of the Research Evidence.

Lewis, Ruth A.; Rolinson, Janet; Urquhart, Christine J.

Journal of Information Science, v24 n5 p281-90 1998

A survey of 182 doctors, nurses, and allied professionals examined health professionals' awareness of evidence-based medicine (EBM). Results show most health professionals wanted workplace access to resources, that doctors preferred to do their own searching, and that health professionals doubted librarians could find relevant articles, suggesting a need for promoting library services in EBM. (PEN)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Allied Health Personnel, Attitudes, Information Retrieval, Information Scientists, Librarians, Library Services, Medical Research, Medicine, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Role, User Needs (Information), User Satisfaction (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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