Residents’ locations, residents’ level of knowledge, and level of difficulty of questions, according to the search engine used for the initial search
| CHARACTERISTICS | INFOCLINIQUE (N = 132), N (%) | TRIP (N = 122), N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Resident’s location | ||
| • FMU 1 (n = 3) | 27 (20) | 33 (27) |
| • FMU 2 (n = 5) | 45 (34) | 40 (33) |
| • FMU 3 (n = 6) | 60 (45) | 49 (40) |
| Resident’s level of knowledge before the initial search* | ||
| • High (n = 7) | 63 (48) | 68 (56) |
| • Low (n = 7) | 69 (52) | 54 (44) |
| Level of difficulty of the clinical question† | ||
| • Easy (n = 6) | 27 (20) | 24 (20) |
| • Average (n = 11) | 51 (39) | 42 (34) |
| • Difficult (n = 13) | 54 (41) | 56 (46) |
FMU—family medicine unit.
↵* Based on the proportion of the 20 questions each resident answered correctly before searching (T0). Residents who answered 15% to 22% and 25% to 43% of the questions correctly were considered to have low and high levels of knowledge, respectively.
↵† Based on the proportion of residents who correctly answered the question before their initial search (T0). Questions that were correctly answered by 0% (no correct answer), 10% to 25%, and 88% to 100% of residents were labeled difficult, average, and easy, respectively. No question obtained a score between 26% and 87%.