ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2003
Information-seeking behavior in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): an online survey of faculty at a health sciences campus.
Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Traditional medicinal plants in South Tyrol (northern Italy, southern Alps): biodiversity and use.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2020Review
- AcuTrials®: an online database of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews of acupuncture.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2013Article
- Negotiating complementary and alternative medicine use in primary care visits with older patients.Patient education and counseling · 2012Article
- Information resource needs and preference of queensland general practitioners on complementary medicines: result of a needs assessment.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2011Article
- An evolutionary examination of telemedicine: a health and computer-mediated communication perspective.Social work in public health · 2010Article
- Exploring the roles of librarians and health care professionals involved with complementary and alternative medicine.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2006Article
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Authors and funding
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Abstract
backgroundThe amount of reliable information available for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is limited, and few authoritative resources are available.
objectiveThe objective is to investigate the information-seeking behavior of health professionals seeking CAM information.
methodsData were gathered using a Web-based questionnaire made available to health sciences faculty affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco.
resultsThe areas of greatest interest were herbal medicine (67%), relaxation exercises (53%), and acupuncture (52%). About half the respondents perceived their CAM searches as being only partially successful. Eighty-two percent rated MEDLINE as a useful resource, 46% personal contacts with colleagues, 46% the Web, 40% journals, and 20% textbooks. Books and databases most frequently cited as useful had information about herbs. The largest group of respondents was in internal medicine (26%), though 15% identified their specialties as psychiatry, psychology, behavioral medicine, or addiction medicine. There was no correlation between specialty and patterns of information-seeking behavior. Sixty-six percent expressed an interest in learning more about CAM resources.
conclusionsHealth professionals are frequently unable to locate the CAM information they need, and the majority have little knowledge of existing CAM resources, relying instead on MEDLINE. Medical librarians need to educate health professionals in the identification and use of authoritative CAM resources.
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