Journal reading patterns and preferences of pediatricians.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe the journal reading patterns of pediatrician members of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and compare results to similar surveys of medical faculty and physicians. The research also explored factors that might influence changes in reading patterns in the future, such as adoption of PDA technology.

Methodology

A random sample of 2,000 AAP members was drawn from the AAP membership list, with paper surveys distributed in mid-2004.

Settings/subjects

Six hundred sixty-six pediatrician AAP members participated in a survey of reading behavior, with a total of 1,351 members answering some questions about technology use.

Results

The hypotheses that pediatricians read many journal articles each month, read each article on average quite quickly,

SUBMITTER: Tenopir C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1773049 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature