Trial reportJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2021
Multicenter randomized comparative trial of Micromedex, Micromedex with Watson, or Google to answer drug information questions.
Trial report in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Analysis of the Integrated Management Model of Medical Care and Medication in Intravenous Treatment for Critically Ill Patients.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Development of a novel drug information provision system for Kampo medicine using natural language processing technology.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Article
- Googling for a veterinary diagnosis: A replication study using Google as a diagnostic aid.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to compare pharmacy students' ability to correctly answer drug information questions using Micromedex with Watson, Micromedex without Watson, or Google.
methodsThis multicenter randomized trial compared pharmacy student responses to drug information questions using Micromedex with Watson, Micromedex without Watson, or Google from January to March of 2020. First- to fourth-year pharmacy students at two institutions were included. The primary outcome was the number of correct answers. Secondary outcomes were the time taken to answer the questions and differences in number of correct answers by pharmacy student year and institution.
resultsThe analysis included 162 participants: 52 students in the Micromedex group, 51 students in the Watson group, and 59 students in the Google group. There was a significant difference among groups in the total number of questions answered correctly (p=0.02). Post-hoc analysis revealed that participants in the Micromedex group answered more questions correctly than those in the Google group (p=0.015). There were no significant differences between Micromedex and Watson groups (p=0.52) or between Watson and Google groups (p=0.22). There was also no difference in time to complete the questions among groups (p=0.72).
conclusionUtilizing Google did not save students time and led to more incorrect answers. These findings suggest that health care educators and health sciences librarians should further reinforce training on the appropriate use of drug information resources.
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