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To Compare PubMed Clinical Queries and UpToDate in Teaching Information Mastery to Clinical Residents: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial

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  • Ladan Sayyah Ensan
  • Masoomeh Faghankhani
  • Anna Javanbakht
  • Seyed-Foad Ahmadi
  • Hamid Reza Baradaran

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Purpose: To compare PubMed Clinical Queries and UpToDate regarding the amount and speed of information retrieval and users' satisfaction. Method: A cross-over randomized trial was conducted in February 2009 in Tehran University of Medical Sciences that included 44 year-one or two residents who participated in an information mastery workshop. A one-hour lecture on the principles of information mastery was organized followed by self learning slide shows before using each database. Subsequently, participants were randomly assigned to answer 2 clinical scenarios using either UpToDate or PubMed Clinical Queries then crossed to use the other database to answer 2 different clinical scenarios. The proportion of relevantly answered clinical scenarios, time to answer retrieval, and users' satisfaction were measured in each database. Results: Based on intention-to-treat analysis, participants retrieved the answer of 67 (76%) questions using UpToDate and 38 (43%) questions using PubMed Clinical Queries (P

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  • Ladan Sayyah Ensan & Masoomeh Faghankhani & Anna Javanbakht & Seyed-Foad Ahmadi & Hamid Reza Baradaran, 2011. "To Compare PubMed Clinical Queries and UpToDate in Teaching Information Mastery to Clinical Residents: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(8), pages 1-7, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0023487
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023487
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    1. David A Cook & Kristi J Sorensen & William Hersh & Richard A Berger & John M Wilkinson, 2013. "Features of Effective Medical Knowledge Resources to Support Point of Care Learning: A Focus Group Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(11), pages 1-7, November.

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