What information sources do Dutch medical specialists use in medical decision-making: a qualitative interview study.
BMJ Open
; 13(10): e073905, 2023 10 05.
Article
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| ID: mdl-37798031
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore what information sources medical specialists currently use to inform their medical decision-making.DESIGN:
Qualitative, semistructured interviews. SETTING ANDPARTICIPANTS:
A total of 20 semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 surgeons and 10 internal medicine specialists who work in academic and/or regional hospitals in the Netherlands.RESULTS:
Medical specialists reported that they primarily rely on their general knowledge and experience, rather than actively using information sources. The sources they use to update their knowledge can be categorised into 'scientific publications', 'guidelines or protocols', and 'presentations and meetings'. When medical specialists feel their general knowledge and experience are insufficient, they use three different approaches to find answers in response to clinical questions consulting a colleague, actively searching the literature and asking someone else to search the literature.CONCLUSION:
Medical specialists use information sources to update their general knowledge and to find answers to specific clinical questions when they feel their general knowledge and experience are insufficient. An important finding is that medical specialists prefer accessible information sources (eg, consulting colleagues) over existing evidence-based medicine tools.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medicina Baseada em Evidências
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Fonte de Informação
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Open
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda