Table 4 Usage frequency of common online information resources
From: How do junior medical officers use online information resources? A survey
Used daily | Often used | Sometimes used | Rarely used | Never used | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Medicines Handbook [10] | 85 (59.9 %) | 40 (28.2 %) | 12 (8.4 %) | 4 (2.8 %) | 1 (0.7 %) |
Therapeutic Guidelines (electronic) [5] | 57 (40.1 %) | 64 (45.1 %) | 17 (12.0 %) | 3 (2.1 %) | 1 (0.7 %) |
Local hospital clinical guidelines | 41 (28.9 %) | 70 (49.3 %) | 26 (18.3 %) | 4 (2.8 %) | 1 (0.7 %) |
34 (23.9 %) | 48 (33.8 %) | 44 (31.0 %) | 14 (9.9 %) | 2 (1.4 %) | |
UpToDate [6] | 32 (22.5 %) | 62 (43.7 %) | 33 (23.2 %) | 11 (7.8 %) | 4 (2.8 %) |
Mims Online [28] | 24 (16.9 %) | 30 (21.1 %) | 38 (26.8 %) | 28 (19.7 %) | 22 (15.5 %) |
Research Databases | 2 (1.4 %) | 25 (17.6 %) | 64 (45.1 %) | 38 (26.8 %) | 13 (9.1 %) |