Table 2.
Characteristics of trial clinicians
| Characteristics | Clinicians (N = 31) |
|---|---|
| Age, y, Median (IQI) | 46.5 (35.7–50.3) |
| Sex, no. (%) | |
| Women | 18 (58.1) |
| Men | 13 (41.9) |
| Race, no. (%) | |
| White | 24 (80.0) |
| Black | 2 (6.7) |
| Other | 4 (13.3) |
| Professional degree, no. (%) | |
| MD | 13 (41.9) |
| NP | 2 (6.5) |
| PA | 16 (51.6) |
| Board certification, among MDs | |
| Internal Medicine | 1 (7.7) |
| Family Medicine | 1 (7.7) |
| Emergency Medicine | 8 (61.5) |
| Others | 3 (23.1) |
| Years out of training, no. (%) | |
| <2 years | 5 (16.1) |
| 2–5 years | 3 (9.7) |
| 6–10 years | 6 (19.4) |
| 11–20 years | 12 (38.7) |
| >20 years | 5 (16.1) |
| Primary site of clinical work, no. (%) | |
| GIM | 1 (3.2) |
| JHBV ED | 21 (67.8) |
| JHH ED | 9 (29.0) |
| Hours per shift, Median (IQI) | 12 (9–12) |
| Patients per shift, Median (IQI) | 18 (15–22) |
| Number of shifts per week, Median (IQI) | 2 (1–3) |
| Clinician likes when patients bring results from internet search (disagree to agree; 0–100), Median (IQI) | 16.5 (1–50) |
| Clinician recommends specific websites for patients (disagree to agree; 0–100), Median (IQI) | 21 (1–50) |
| Clinician recommends smartphone apps to patients (disagree to agree; 0–100), Median (IQI) | 2 (0–7) |
| Owns a smartphone or tablet, no. (%) | 31 (100) |
| iPhone or iPad, no. (%) | 28 (90.3) |
| Android device, no. (%) | 3 (9.7) |
| Sources of medical information, no. (%) | |
| Textbooks | 18 (58.1) |
| Journals | 21 (67.7) |
| Internet search | 25 (80.7) |
| UpToDate | 31 (100) |
| Other online resource such as Epocrates | 15 (48.4) |
| Medical app on phone such as Micromedex | 15 (48.4) |
GIM Johns Hopkins Green Spring Station General Internal Medicine, JHBV Johns Hopkins Bayview ED, JHH ED Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department, MD medical degree, NP nurse practitioner, PA physician assistant, SD standard deviation