Preferred Database or Search Engine | Cohort (C1) n = 84 | Cohort (C2) n = 76 | Total (C1+C2) n = 160 |
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n = 40 (47.6%) | n = 28 (36.8%) | n = 68 (42.5%) | |
PubMed | n = 25 (29.7%) | n = 20 (26.3%) | n = 45 (28.1%) |
Wikipedia | n = 11 (13.1%) | n = 16 (21.1%) | n = 27 (16.9%) |
Google Scholar | n = 4 (4.8%) | n = 9 (11.8%) | n = 13 (8.1%) |
Medline | n = 2 (2.4%) | n = 1 (1.3%) | n = 3 (1.9%) |
Medscape | n = 0 (0.0%) | n = 2 (2.6%) | n = 2 (1.3%) |
CINAHL | n = 2 (2.4%) | n = 0 (0.0%) | n = 2 (1.3%) |
Additional or Not Listed Databases/Search Engines | Frequency of responses: | Â | Â |
 | C1 n = 84 | C2 n = 76 | Total n = 160 |
Yahoo | 15 | 4 | 19 (11.9%) |
SciVerse Scopus | 9 | 5 | 14 (8.8%) |
Library website | 8 | 2 | 10 (6.3%) |
Facebook, YouTube, etc. | 8 | 2 | 10 (6.3%) |
EBSCO | 0 | 0 | 0 (0%) |
Academic Search Premier | 0 | 5 | 5 (3.1%) |
ScienceDirect, WebMD | 0 | 3 | 3 (1.9%) |
None/Not Listed | 44 | 56 | 100 (62.5%) |
Most Helpful or Useful | C1 | C2 | Total |
44 | 22 | 66 (41.3%) | |
Wikipedia | 17 | 21 | 38 (23.8%) |
PubMed | 11 | 15 | 26 (16.3%) |
Other (Medline, Scopus) | 10 | 14 | 24 (15.0%) |
Not Listed | 2 | 4 | 6 (3.8%) |
Most Difficult or Least Helpful | C1 | C2 | Total |
PubMed | 43 | 26 | 69 (43.1%) |
None/Not Listed | 21 | 24 | 45 (28.1%) |
Other (MSN, Yahoo) | 12 | 8 | 20 (12.5%) |
Other (Medline, Medscape) | 7 | 9 | 16 (10.0%) |
Library website | 1 | 9 | 10 (6.3%) |