Table 6.
Resources and limitationsa
| Variable | Answers | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resources used | Pubmed | 66 | 82.5% |
| 44 | 55.0% | ||
| Google Scholar | 32 | 40.0% | |
| Wikipedia | 24 | 30.0% | |
| Uptodate | 22 | 27.5% | |
| Medline | 19 | 23.8% | |
| Medscape | 5 | 6.3% | |
| Embase | 4 | 5.0% | |
| Scopus | 2 | 2.5% | |
| Clinical Guidelines | 1 | 1.3% | |
| ncbi | 1 | 1.3% | |
| Wolters Kluwer UTD | 1 | 1.3% | |
| USMLE forums | 1 | 1.3% | |
| MICSAP | 1 | 1.3% | |
| online questions | 1 | 1.3% | |
| dynamed | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 4mboss | 1 | 1.3% | |
| Why you use specific resources | ease of use | 66 | 82.5% |
| availability of articles | 42 | 52.5% | |
| I don’t know how to use anything else | 16 | 20.0% | |
| don’t have anything else | 13 | 16.3% | |
| this is what I use for everything, don’t want to learn something new | 3 | 3.8% | |
| regularly updated | 1 | 1.3% | |
| usually find the answers there | 1 | 1.3% |
aparticipants could choose multiple answers and that is why percentages will add up to more than 100% per question