文章基本信息
- 标题：The effect of training on question formulation among public health practitioners: results from a randomized controlled trial
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- 作者：Jonathan D. Eldredge ; Richard Carr ; David Broudy 等
- 期刊名称：Journal of the Medical Library Association
- 印刷版ISSN：1536-5050
- 出版年度：2008
- 卷号：96
- 期号：04
- 页码：299-299–309
- DOI：10.3163/1536-5050.96.4.005
- 出版社：Medical Library Association
- 摘要：Objective: To improve understanding of
the information-seeking behaviors of public health professionals, the authors
conducted this randomized controlled trial involving sixty participants to
determine whether library and informatics training, with an emphasis on PubMed
searching skills, increased the frequency and sophistication of participants'
practice-related questions.
Methods: The intervention group (n
=34) received evidence-based
public health library and informatics training first, whereas the control group
(n=26) received identical training
two weeks later. The frequency and sophistication of the questions generated by
both intervention and control groups during the interim two-week period served
as the basis for comparison.
Results: The intervention group reported an average of almost 1.8 times more questions than those reported by the control group (1.24 vs. 0.69 questions per participant); however, this difference did not reach statistical significance. The intervention group overall produced more sophisticated (foreground) questions than the control group (18 vs. 9); however, this difference also did not reach statistical significance.
Conclusion: The training provided in the current study seemed to prompt public health practitioners to identify and articulate questions more often. Training appears to create the necessary precondition for increased information-seeking behavior among public health professionals.
