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. 2008 Mar-Apr;15(2):240–245. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M2563

Table 2.

Table 2 Frequency Distribution of Top Ten Reported Patterns of Impact

Pattern of Impact Number % of Total
I learned something new 21,657 35.2%
No Impact 10,508 17.1%
This information confirmed I did (will do) the right thing 5,886 9.6%
I learned something new AND My practice will be improved 5,793 9.4%
I was reassured 3,435 5.6%
My practice will be improved 2,356 3.8%
I recalled something because of this POEM 1,948 3.2%
This information confirmed I did (will do) the right thing AND I was reassured 1,634 2.7%
I was frustrated as there was not enough information or nothing useful 1,120 1.8%
I learned something new AND I was reassured 639 1.0%
54,976 89.4%