Table 1
Participant characteristics
|
US participants |
Dutch participants |
Total Participants | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of participants |
13 (59 %) |
9 (41 %) |
22 (100 %) |
|
Mean years of practice |
18.53 (SD 13.97; range 3–42 years) |
18.44 (SD 11.07; range 4–37 years) |
18.5 (SD 12.80; range 3–42) |
|
Year of graduation | |||
|
1970–1980 |
3 (34 %) |
3 (23 %) |
6 (27%) |
|
1981–1990 |
2 (22 %) |
2 (17 %) |
4 (18 %) |
|
1991–2000 |
2 (22 %) |
3 (23 %) |
5 (23 %) |
|
2001–2010 |
2 (22 %) |
5 (37 %) |
7 (32 %) |
|
Male participants |
8 (62 %) |
6 (66 %) |
14 (64 %) |
|
MD/PhD |
0 (0 %) |
9 (100 %) |
9 (41 %) |
|
Participants reporting on inpatient settings |
6 (46 %) |
4 (44 %) |
10 (45 %) |
|
Participants reporting on outpatient settings |
7 (54 %) |
5 (56 %) |
12 (55 %) |
Table 2
The six information needs identified
|
Reason |
Definition |
|---|---|
|
1. Refreshing |
To update or aid in the recall of one’s own known knowledge |
|
2. Confirming |
To check one’s own knowledge for self-satisfaction or in preparation to speak, take action, advise patients, etc |
|
To confirm another individual’s or resource’s knowledge/coverage of a topic | |
|
3. Logistics |
To answer practical questions to facilitate action |
|
4. Teaching |
To teach trainees through a variety of methods, including lecturing, role modelling, etc |
|
5. Idea generating |
To generate ideas for treatment, diagnosis or an overall sense of what is happening with a patient |
|
6. Personal learning |
To foster one’s own learning or satisfy curiosity |