Dear All, This might be of interest to you. Kudos to the researchers.
Gavino, A. I., Ho, B. L. C., Wee, P. A. A., Marcelo, A. B. and Fontelo, P. (2013), Information-seeking trends of medical professionals and students from middle-income countries: a focus on the Philippines. Health Information & Libraries Journal. doi: 10.1111/hir.12032 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hir.12032 Abstract Background Increased emphasis has been given to the practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) worldwide. Access to quality health information is essential to the practice of EBM in developing countries. Objectives To understand the information needs and sources of information of physicians from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods Medical doctors and students participated in an 18-question online or paper study. Results Of the 156 respondents from six LMICs, 146 (94%) came from the Philippines. Eighty-eight per cent encountered at least one clinical question daily, while 58% were very likely to search for answers. A basic mobile phone was the most used device at home (94%) and at work (82%). More than half had Internet connectivity at home (62%) and just under half at work (46%). In decreasing order, short messaging services (SMS), email, instant messaging and multimedia messaging services (MMS) were the most commonly used messaging tools at home and at work. The primary source for medication questions was a formulary, but for diagnostic dilemmas, colleagues were consulted first. PubMed use was high for therapy and management questions. Conclusion The use of health information from the Internet through mobile devices may be increasing. Access to health information was higher at home than at work. These results may be useful when planning resources for healthcare givers in resource-poor settings. Keywords: information seeking behaviour, students, medical, doctors, Asia, South East, Medline Key Messages • Information specialists should design and develop health information resources that are appropriate forbasic mobile phones since these devices are ubiquitous in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). • Health information content should be text based mostly since most healthcare personnel in the Philippinesstill use basic mobile phones. • Librarians and information specialists must consider the information needs, preferences and availabilityof technologies for health professionals in resource-limited settings. • Continuing Medical Education courses should include regular training on health informationresources in order to update physicians of new and emerging healthcare applications. Health Information & Libraries Journal - SJR is 0.491 Rank 40 (Scimago 2011, Subject Category: Library and Information Sciences)- Indexed bySocial Sciences Citation Indexand Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences * HEALTH INFORMATION AND LIBRARIES JOURNAL Quarterly ISSN: 1471-1834 WILEY-BLACKWELL, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, USA, NJ, 07030-5774 Coverage * Social Sciences Citation Index * Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences thank you, stephen STEPHEN B. ALAYON Data Bank Senior Information Assistant Library and Data Banking Services Section Training and Information Division Aquaculture Department (AQD) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Tigbauan, Iloilo 5021 Philippines URL: http://www.seafdec.org.ph Telephone No.: 63 33 5119170 to 71 local 409 Fax No.: 63 33 5119174 Mobile Phone No.: 63 919 4506688 Email Add: [email protected], [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
