| Table 4: Level of impact of information sources on clinical decision-making
|
| Source | Level of impact; no. (and %*) of respondents |
| No impact | Some impact |
Major impact |
No response |
| Discussions with colleagues or consultants
| 50 (3) | 294 (14)
| 1322 (83) | 212 |
| CME courses | 151 (8)
| 431 (23) | 1001 (69)
| 295 |
| Review articles in journals | 118 (9)
| 486 (32) | 1081 (59)
| 193 |
| Medical textbooks | 272 (13)
| 566 (30) | 827 (57)
| 213 |
| Pocket notes | 605 (29)
| 424 (26) | 591 (45)
| 258 |
| CPGs | 529 (31) |
456 (25) | 643 (44)
| 250 |
| Brief updates | 618 (33)
| 523 (30) | 491 (37)
| 246 |
| Original research articles in journals |
522 (38) | 539 (32)
| 605 (30) | 212 |
| Position papers by physician organizations |
709 (46) | 511 (31)
| 402 (23) | 256 |
| Computer-aided literature searches | 780 (57)
| 372 (20) | 465 (23)
| 261 |
| Provincial or territorial insurance plan policies
| 1286 (86) | 213 (12)
| 96 (2) | 283 |
| *Percentages may not total 100 because of weighting by sample strata.
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