Urquhart C J, Davies R
Department of Information and Library Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Top Health Inf Manage. 1997 Nov;18(2):53-63.
One of the aims of the EVINCE study (Establishing the Value of Information to Nursing Continuing Education) was to assess the impact of information obtained from information and library services about nursing knowledge, competencies, and practice. Survey methods included a critical incident type survey of the patterns of information need and use among a random sample of more than 200 nursing, midwifery, and health visiting staff at five sites and a survey of 776 searches and requests presented to 13 different information services. Questionnaire surveys were followed by selected interviews. Results indicated that information seeking in practice was often prompted by a combination of purposes, with 41 percent of information-seeking incidents involving patient care purposes combined with informal or formal education. The profile of information requests seen by the information service differed, there being more emphasis on formal education and research. Nursing professionals value highly the information obtained from information and library services, and information that helps in evidence-based practice is a priority. Information skills are varied, suggesting that much support for critical appraisal is necessary.
EVINCE研究（确立信息对护理继续教育的价值）的目标之一是评估从信息与图书馆服务中获取的有关护理知识、能力和实践的信息所产生的影响。调查方法包括对五个地点的200多名护理、助产和健康访视工作人员的随机样本进行关于信息需求和使用模式的关键事件类型调查，以及对向13种不同信息服务提出的776次检索和请求进行调查。问卷调查之后进行了选择性访谈。结果表明，实践中的信息寻求往往是由多种目的共同促成的，41%的信息寻求事件涉及患者护理目的与非正式或正式教育相结合。信息服务所看到的信息请求概况有所不同，更侧重于正规教育和研究。护理专业人员高度重视从信息与图书馆服务中获得的信息，有助于循证实践的信息是优先事项。信息技能各不相同，这表明对批判性评估需要大量支持。
