Infection control professionals' information-seeking preferences
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Health Information and Libraries Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The aims of this study were to: 1) establish whether infection control professionals (ICPs) who had access to and utilised medical librarian services for evidence-based medicine (EBM) research perceived this assistance to be useful and 2) to establish whether ICPs who used electronic or hard copy resources for EBM research perceived that those resources had a significant impact on their work. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to collect quantitative data via a questionnaire. Study participants were members of South-west and Western chapters of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. There were 264 questionnaires distributed in this study; 179 participants completed the questionnaire. The response rate for eligible respondents was 59.5% (157). Results: Results indicated 56.7% (51) of the ICPs with librarian access reported requesting assistance from their work facility librarian. In reference to locating infection control information, 77.9% (95), 87.3% (124) and 93.3% (138) of ICPs found textbooks, journals and the Internet 'very useful' or 'useful', respectively. Conclusion: Study results indicated ICPs who used the assistance of medical librarians and/or hard copy or electronic resources for EBM research perceived such sources to be valuable for obtaining infection control information. © 2012 The authors. Health Information and Libraries Journal © 2012 Health Libraries Group.
First Page
23
Last Page
34
DOI
10.1111/hir.12007
Publication Date
3-1-2013
Recommended Citation
Mortensen, Heidi J.; Alexander, Jeffrey L.; Nehrenz, Guy M.; and Porter, Cynthia, "Infection control professionals' information-seeking preferences" (2013). ASDOH Faculty Publications. 182.
https://scholarworks.atsu.edu/asdoh-faculty/182