Samwald Matthias, Kritz Marlene, Gschwandtner Manfred, Stefanov Veronika, Hanbury Allan
Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2013;192:1103.
Medical professionals frequently face unmet information needs during their daily routines. We investigated the use of web search engines through a large-scale survey including 500 European physicians, as well as local user testing that observed the search behavior of physicians when facing clinical questions. We identified several differences in the search requirements and behaviors of different groups of physicians based on level of qualification and level of specialization. We also found user testing a valuable source of information about the search preferences of medical professional. The survey and user tests we conducted are among the largest and most detailed that have been conducted in this domain.
医学专业人员在日常工作中经常面临未满足的信息需求。我们通过一项包括500名欧洲医生的大规模调查以及观察医生在面对临床问题时搜索行为的本地用户测试，对网络搜索引擎的使用情况进行了调查。我们根据资格水平和专业水平，确定了不同医生群体在搜索需求和行为上的若干差异。我们还发现用户测试是了解医学专业人员搜索偏好的宝贵信息来源。我们进行的调查和用户测试是该领域规模最大、最详细的调查和测试之一。
