@article{ART002170520},
author={Soon Kim and Eunkyung Chung},
title={A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers},
journal={Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science},
issn={1225-598X},
year={2016},
volume={50},
number={4},
pages={55-75},
doi={10.4275/KSLIS.2016.50.4.055}
TY - JOUR
AU - Soon Kim
AU - Eunkyung Chung
TI - A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers
JO - Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
PY - 2016
VL - 50
IS - 4
PB - 한국문헌정보학회
SP - 55
EP - 75
SN - 1225-598X
AB - We analyzed the characteristics of the physicians preferred information sources and barriers through in-depth interviews. Information searches for patient treatment were subdivided into deciding patient treatment methods, understanding the latest treatment trends, and preparing presentation materials for conferences. The variables that affected the search behaviors were identified as being background knowledge on the topic, clinical experience, job title, search skills, user training, and familiarity with the library homepage. PubMed was the most preferred choice because of users’ familiarity, reliability, and the vastness of information; Google was also used frequently for easy access and fast search result. The accuracy and the recentness of information were the most significant criteria. Easy interface and convenient access were also considered important due to physicians’ time constraints. Searching obstacles were divided into difficulty of searching system, unfamiliar term, too vast resources, difficulty to get fulltext articles and complex advanced search features. The results of this study can be utilized as a basis for improving information service of library and curriculum development for physicians.
KW - Clinicians;Physicians;Information Searching;Information Seeking;Information Need;Database;Online Information Resources
DO - 10.4275/KSLIS.2016.50.4.055
ER -
Soon Kim and Eunkyung Chung. (2016). A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, 50(4), 55-75.
Soon Kim and Eunkyung Chung. 2016, "A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers", Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, vol.50, no.4 pp.55-75. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2016.50.4.055
Soon Kim, Eunkyung Chung "A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 50.4 pp.55-75 (2016) : 55.
Soon Kim, Eunkyung Chung. A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers. 2016; 50(4), 55-75. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2016.50.4.055
Soon Kim and Eunkyung Chung. "A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 50, no.4 (2016) : 55-75.doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2016.50.4.055
Soon Kim; Eunkyung Chung. A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, 50(4), 55-75. doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2016.50.4.055
Soon Kim; Eunkyung Chung. A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science. 2016; 50(4) 55-75. doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2016.50.4.055
Soon Kim, Eunkyung Chung. A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers. 2016; 50(4), 55-75. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2016.50.4.055
Soon Kim and Eunkyung Chung. "A Qualitative Study of Physicians’ Use of Clinical Information Resources and Barriers" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 50, no.4 (2016) : 55-75.doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2016.50.4.055
