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. 2017 Apr 12;15(3):127–141. doi: 10.1097/XEB.0000000000000106

Table 2.

Participants’ behaviour to the use of research and other sources when making daily clinical decisions

Sources N (%)
Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never
My personal experience 127 (33.8) 157 (41.8) 83 (22.1) 9 (2.4) 0 (0)
My colleagues’ opinions 29 (7.7) 97 (2.8) 198 (52.7) 45 (12) 7 (1.9)
My supervisor or expert opinions 64 (17) 126 (33.5) 149 (39.6) 30 (8) 7 (1.9)
Internet 80 (21.3) 104 (27.7) 132 (35.1) 48 (12.8) 12 (3.2)
Books 98 (26.1) 127 (33.8) 104 (27.7) 44 (11.7) 3 (0.8)
Research reviews and articles 115 (30.6) 99 (26.3) 106 (28.2) 51 (13.6) 5 (1.3)