Table 2.
Information sources for research findings (n = 577)
| Public health practitioners (n = 261) | Clinical practitioners (n = 316) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1st
n (%) |
Ranked in top 3 n (%) |
Rank for #1 3 | Rank 1st
n (%) |
Ranked in top 3 n (%) |
Rank for #1 3 | |
| Most often get information | ||||||
| Email announcements | 114 (43.7) | 163 (62.5) | 1 | 63 (19.9) | 151 (47.8) | 2 |
| Reading academic journals | 34 (13.0) | 98 (37.6) | 3 | 120 (38.0) | 253 (80.1) | 1 |
| Professional conferences | 19 (7.3) | 100 (38.3) | 5 | 40 (12.7) | 187 (59.2) | 3 |
| Government reports | 36 (13.8) | 105 (40.2) | 2 | 13 (4.1) | 65 (20.6) | 5 |
| Newsletters | 11 (4.2) | 67 (25.7) | 6 | 19 (6.0) | 75 (23.7) | 4 |
| Webinars | 20 (7.6) | 107 (41.0) | 4 | 8 (2.5) | 53 (16.8) | 8 |
| Face to face/virtual meetings with stakeholders | 13 (5.0) | 46 (17.6) | 7 | 14 (4.4) | 38 (12.0) | 5 |
| Policy briefs | 10 (3.8) | 63 (24.1) | 8 | 5 (1.6) | 24 (7.6) | 10 |
| Podcasts | 0 (0.0) | 6 (2.3) | 11 | 11 (3.5) | 28 (8.9) | 7 |
| Social media | 2 (0.8) | 14 (5.4) | 9 | 6 (1.9) | 18 (5.7) | 9 |
| Other 1 | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.7) | 10 | 5 (1.6) | 13 (4.1) | 10 |
| Most trusted sources of information | ||||||
| National government agencies | 144 (55.2) | 244 (93.5) | 1 | 88 (27.9) | 263 (83.2) | 2 |
| Professional associations | 39 (14.9) | 208 (79.7) | 3 | 116 (36.7) | 253 (80.1) | 1 |
| Researchers | 55 (21.1) | 138 (52.9) | 2 | 66 (20.9) | 173 (54.8) | 3 |
| State government agencies | 8 (3.1) | 116 (44.4) | 4 | 14 (4.4) | 99 (31.3) | 4 |
| Other 2 | 3 (0.9) | 6 (2.3) | 6 | 11 (3.5) | 20 (6.3) | 5 |
| Local government agencies | 6 (2.3) | 30 (11.5) | 5 | 3 (1.0) | 50 (15.8) | 6 |
| Advocacy organizations | 1 (0.4) | 26 (9.6) | 7 | 3 (1.0) | 16 (5.1) | 6 |
| Social media | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) | 7 | 1 (0.3) | 4 (1.3) | 8 |
| News media | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.5) | 9 | 1 (0.3) | 15 (4.8) | 8 |
1
Includes internet search; news media; Up to Date website.
2
Includes academic journals; Pubmed; Up to Date website.
3
Top ranked source of information in ascending order (from most common to least common).