No information source specified |
• Confidence‡ | 14 (9) | 68 (44) | 71 (46) | 24 (32) | 29 (39) | 20 (27) |
• Perception of quality of care | 10 (7) | 63 (41) | 77 (50) | 9 (12) | 16 (21) | 48 (64) |
Internet search engines |
• Confidence‡ | 59 (39) | 47 (31) | 44 (29) | 38 (51) | 19 (25) | 14 (19) |
• Perception of quality of care | 47 (31) | 53 (35) | 47 (31) | 25 (33) | 19 (25) | 27 (36) |
Online resources designed for physicians |
• Confidence | 13 (8) | 61 (40) | 77 (50) | 12 (16) | 27 (36) | 32 (43) |
• Perception of quality of care§ | 10 (7) | 64 (42) | 75 (49) | 6 (8) | 15 (20) | 50 (67) |
Personal digital assistants |
• Confidence | 42 (27) | 64 (42) | 43 (28) | 15 (20) | 26 (35) | 30 (40) |
• Perception of quality of care§ | 41 (27) | 61 (40) | 43 (28) | 9 (12) | 19 (25) | 43 (57) |
Hard-copy medical textbooks |
• Confidence‡ | 16 (10) | 64 (45) | 69 (42) | 27 (36) | 21 (28) | 23 (31) |
• Perception of quality of care | 14 (9) | 65 (42) | 68 (44) | 16 (21) | 18 (24) | 37 (49) |