Medical Reference Databases Used by Army Primary Care Physicians in Field Environments
| Autor: | Mark D. Harris, Brian Johnson, Fred Miser, Troy Patience |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice Warfare medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Cross-sectional study MEDLINE Primary care computer.software_genre Field (computer science) Military medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Computer software medicine Humans Military Medicine Database business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Physicians Family Usability General Medicine Databases Bibliographic United States Cross-Sectional Studies Reference Books business computer |
| Zdroj: | Military Medicine. 163:750-753 |
| ISSN: | 1930-613X 0026-4075 |
| Popis: | A cross-sectional survey of U.S. Army primary care physicians was done to answer two questions: (1) which medical reference materials are Army primary care physicians currently using when deployed to a field environment? and (2) what would they like to have for medical reference in a field environment? Of 740 surveys delivered to their intended recipients, 445 (60%) were returned. Currently, 96% of primary care physicians use books, 37% use journals, and 11% use computer software in their medical reference database. Of those now using books, 72% were satisfied with them, compared with 61% of those using journals and 45% of those using software. The most common book used was the Merck Manual. The most important characteristics desired in a field medical database were broad coverage, ease of use, and light weight. The majority of respondents believe that a good medial reference database is important but that current medical databases limit the quality of the medicine they practice in the field. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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