Table 4.
Features of UpToDate which make it popular
| Feature | Agree* |
| Subscriptions and recommendations | |
| Hospitals should subscribe | 72 (94.7) |
| Will subscribe personally if hospital does not | 24 (31.6) |
| Will recommend to a colleague | 71 (93.4) |
| Use of UpToDate | |
| Has led to a change of management | 44 (57.9) |
| Has led to a change of diagnosis | 28 (36.8) |
| Helps avoid referrals to other specialties | 33 (43.4) |
| Used in clinics† | 30 (51.7) |
| Features of UpToDate which make it popular | |
| Synthesis of relevant information | 74 (97.4) |
| Updated regularly | 71 (93.4) |
| Comprehensive references | 69 (90.8) |
| Wide collection of subspecialties | 70 (92.1) |
| Easy-to-use recommendations | 70 (92.1) |
* Data are presented as the number (%) of doctors who chose "Strongly agree" or "Agree", as opposed to "Not sure", "Disagree" or "Strongly disagree" when the 76 doctors who had used UpToDate were asked if they agreed with each statement about UpToDate. sagree" or "Strongly disagree".
† Only the answers of the 58 residents who had used UpToDate are shown; the 18 interns who had used UpToDate are excluded as interns did not run clinics.