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Table 2 Self-report of searching behavior

From: Teaching clinical informatics to third-year medical students: negative results from two controlled trials

 

Frequency

Satisfaction

Speed

Influenced

 

% (CI95)

% (CI95)

% (CI95)

% (CI95)

 

number

number

number

number

1997–1998 study

   Overall

18(12–24)

30(23–37)

19(13–25)

NA

   n=159

30

50

31

 

   Intervention

20(10–31)

32(20–43)

24(13–25)

NA

   N=63

12

20

15

 

   Control

17(10–26)

28(19–37)

17(9–24)

NA

   N=96

15

27

16

 

1999–2000 study

   Overall

44 * (36–51)

47 * (39–55)

27(20–34)

15(10–21)

   n=157

66

74

42

24

   Intervention

38(28–48)

40(30–50)

22(14–31)

14(8–22)

   n=84

34

36

20

13

   Control

48(35–59)

57(44–68)

33(22–44)

16(8–26)

   n=67

32

38

22

11

  1. *Comparing the two studies, frequency and satisfaction with searching significantly (p<0.05) increased. No comparisons within the two studies were significant.