Evaluating the Impact of Literature Searching
Services on Patient CarePresented by Ashley Farrell & Jeff Mason
Regina Qu’Appelle Health RegionRegina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Joseph Novak (2010)
Daniel Paquet (2010)
Jimmy Emerson (2009)
Treehugger_75 (2007)
RQHR Medical Media
RQHR Medical Media
RQHR Medical Media
Simon Cunningham (2013)
David Mason (2005)
RQHR Medical Media
2-3 minute survey
William Warby (2009)
Did we answer your question?
Yes
HOW?
Future Use?
Partially No
WHY?
Jeff M for Short (2006)
RQHR Medical Media
Results
39 Responses
57% response rate
100% completion rate
Who is responding?
36% Physicians
21% Nurses
21% Therapists
10% Pharmacists
Did we answer your question?
77%
Daniel Lugo (2005)
Immediate Impact
63% Treatment/Management
13% Avoided adverse event
7% Prevented referral or
consultation
20% No immediate impact
How we impact treatment
37% confirmed drug choice
26% determined drug choice
21% changed proposed drug
26% determined another
treatment
Future Use
33% Particular patient
56% Future patient
67% Share with colleagues
36% Teaching
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety & Health Center (2010)
Mark Smiciklas (2012)
World Bank Photo Collection (2013)
AJ Cann (2010)
http://fluidsurveys.com/s/literature-searching-impact-survey-site/
● Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada
● Julie DeGroot & Ali Bell● RQHR Library staff● Everyone who responded
Acknowledgements
Thank You
Questions?
