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| Author, Analytic (01) | : | Stross, Jeoffrey K. |
| Title, Analytic (04) | : | Information sources and clinical decisions |
| Medium Designator (05) | : | Analytic survey |
| Journal Title (10) | : | Journal of General Internal Medicine |
| Date of Publication (20) | : | 1987 |
| Volume ID (22) | : | 2000 |
| Location in Work (25) | : | 155-159 |
| Notes (42) | : | Methodology note: The temporal relationship between exposure to information and changing behaviour is not clear. Physicians were surveyed in community hospitals and the results may not be generalizable to physicians practising in other settings. As with a |
| Abstract (43) | : | This study was undertaken to assess the dissemination of information about the management of chronic airway obstruction (CAO) in small community hospitals. The charts of all patients with CAO discharged from six hospitals were audited at two points in time, 1978 and 1983. In addition, physicians were surveyed to determine what information sources were critical in changing their behavior. Significant changes were seen in the use of diagnostic tests and therapeutic agents. Continuing medical education (CME) played a key role in test ordering, while pharmaceutical manufacturers' representatives were important sources of information concerning new therapeutic agents. The dissemination of information is a complex process. Physicians frequently use multiple sources of information in the decision making process. Physicians and planners of CME must be aware of what types of educational activities are best suited for their needs. |
| Keywords (45) | : | *analytic survey/United States/hospitals/source of information/sales representatives/primary care doctors/internists (physicians)/continuing medical education/CME/EVALUATION OF PROMOTION: DETAILING/PROMOTION AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION: DOCTORS |
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