Barriers and facilitators to clinical information seeking: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study sought to identify barriers to and facilitators of point-of-care information seeking and use of knowledge resources.

Materials and methods

We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library from 1991 to February 2017. We included qualitative studies in any language exploring barriers to and facilitators of point-of-care information seeking or use of electronic knowledge resources. Two authors independently extracted data on users, study design, and study quality. We inductively identified specific barriers or facilitators and from these synthesized a model of key determinants of information-seeking behaviors.

Results

Forty-five qualitative studies were included, reporting data derived from interviews (n = 26), focus groups (n = 21), ethnog

SUBMITTER: Aakre CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7647205 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature