Pediatric information seeking behaviour, information needs, and information preferences of health care professionals in general emergency departments: Results from the Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK) Needs Assessment

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 89-99

  Scott, Shannon D ^a   Albrecht, Lauren ^a,b   Given, Lisa M ^c   Hartling, Lisa ^a,b   Johnson, David W ^d,e,f   Jabbour, Mona ^g   Klassen, Terry P ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

information seeking; knowledge mobilization; knowledge translation; needs assessment; pediatric emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INJURY; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MENINGITIS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIAL MEDIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85040780721     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/cem.2016.406     Document Type: Article

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