Clinical usefulness of library and information services in Japan: The detailed use and value of information in clinical settings

Sakai, Yukiko; Sato, Yoko; Sato, Masae; Watanabe, Makiko

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0199944

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“…Indeed, there is research that investigates the information seeking behaviours of HPs that shows that they assign different value to different information resources depending on it being physical textbooks or electronically available research articles [ 44 ]. Interestingly enough this Japanese study identified a difference between nurses more often choosing printed resources and doctors preferring electronic ones.…”

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Evidence-based practice in primary healthcare from the managerial point of view – a national survey

Abelsson

Morténius

Karlsson

et al. 2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background The vast availability of and demand for evidence in modern primary healthcare force clinical decisions to be made based on condensed evidence in the form of policies and guidelines. Primary healthcare managers play a key role in implementing these governing documents. Thus, the aim of this article is to investigate the use and availability of evidence-based practice resources from the perspective of first-line primary healthcare managers. Methods The study is based on a national survey of primary healthcare managers, consisting of 186 respondents, recruited nationally from Sweden. The data was analysed using empirically constructed concepts and validated using factor analysis. A chi-square test was utilized to determine the statistical significance of comparisons. Associations between variables were calculated using Spearman’s correlation coefficients. All tests were two-sided, and the significance level was set to 0.05. Results A majority (97 %) of managers stated that guidelines and policy documents impacted primary healthcare; 84 % of managers observed a direct effect on daily practices. Most of the managers (70 %) stated that some adaptation was needed when new evidence was introduced. The managers emphasized the importance of keeping themselves updated and open to new information about work routines (96 %). Conclusions The study illustrates a nearly unanimous response about the influence of clinical evidence on daily practice. The emphasis on the importance of all staff members keeping their professional knowledge up to date is viewed as a direct result of this effect on daily practice. An information-dense organization such as a primary healthcare organization would have much to gain from increased cooperation with regional information resources such as clinical libraries.

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Evidence-based practice in primary healthcare from the managerial point of view – a national survey

Abelsson

Morténius

Karlsson

et al. 2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…We explored the experience of Italians who lived the quarantine, adopting the Critical Incident Technique (CIT) [ 18 , 19 ]. It is a well-established qualitative research tool used in many studies in services evaluation [ 20 – 23 ], patient perspective in the healthcare context [ 24 , 25 ] or meaningful life experiences [ 26 , 27 ] but, to our knowledge, has still not applied to the context of the lockdown. In this study, we adapted this technique to focus on relevant positive and negative episodes representing individuals’ experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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In the eye of a quiet storm: A critical incident study on the quarantine experience during the coronavirus pandemic

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Objective In 2020, the COVID-19 appeared in Italy with an exponential transmission capacity and serious consequences for the whole population. To counter the spread of the virus, the Italian government has adopted an extensive lockdown, forcing citizens to stay at home and avoid social contact. The COVID-19 quarantine represents a unique phenomenon in the recent centuries, and its long-term consequences on people’s lives and mental health are still to be understood. This study aimed to explore significant experiences of people who did not contract the virus, yet experienced the quarantine as a potentially stressful condition. Methods Italians who did not contract the COVID-19 were invited to participate in semi-structured interviews employing the Critical Incident Technique. Interviews were designed to capture the significant experiences related to the lockdown period in Italy. Participants were asked to describe the most significant (1) negative and (2) positive critical events that they personally experienced during the ongoing quarantine. Such events were meant to provide information on their experience of the quarantine as a whole. The audio-taped interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed following Critical Incident Technique’s indications. Results Twenty two participants described a total of 43 critical events, including 22 negative episodes and 21 positive events experienced during the COVID-19 quarantine. Three categories emerged from the negative episodes and four categories emerged from the positive events described by the participants. Relevant themes both positive and negative concerned mostly relationships (with partners, family, and friends), and the alteration of everyday activities, Also a specific “sensation of emergency” that the participants felt during the pandemic emerged, as an emotionally-charged response to quarantine-related external stimuli. Conclusions To our knowledge this is the first in-depth qualitative study investigating the significant negative and positive events that people experienced during the COVID-19 quarantine. Future research could employ analogous event recollection methods but focus on other populations (e.g., fragile subjects or on other national contests), in order to extend the information on the quarantine experience and its possible long-lasting effects.

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“…In another study on the clinical utility of library and information services in Japan which was carried out with the help of 598 physicians, residents and nurses, using CIT, a web-based questionnaire and interviews, the participants claimed that using information in most cases prevented additional procedures and testing (37.2%), adverse drug reaction or interaction (33.8%), patient misinterpretation of disease (25.9%), misdiagnosis (7.9%), hospital admission (6.9%), patient mortality (5.4%), surgery (5.7%), nosocomial infection (4.4%) and medical errors (2.8%) (Sakai et al, 2018).…”

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“…They responded to the questions based on the recall technique. For example, to examine the clinical usefulness of the library and information services, Sakai et al (2018) used CIT to observe the behaviour of physicians, residents and nurses about specific clinical care for a period of 6 months. In this study, the participants were asked about the type of information they used, information resources, search locations and access points, as well as the value of information.…”

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Critical incident technique helps determine how health library and information services influence clinical decision making and patient care: A literature review

Sadeghi

Nowkarizi

Tajafari

2022

Health Info Libraries J

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Background:The Critical incident technique (CIT) has been used for decades in the assessment of the impact of library and information services on patient care and clinical decision making. Objectives:The purpose of this article is to identify and review the studies that have used CIT approach to assess the impact of library and information services on patient care and clinical decision making.Methods: Related articles were searched in the information resources of Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Google Scholar and LISTA. Results: From among 1346 articles obtained, 22 met the inclusion criteria. The analysis of the articles indicated that CIT has been used for various purposes such as assessing the information value, assessing the information resources and librarians in their clinical practice and decision making, examining information-seeking behaviour and analysing cost-benefits.Discussion: Critical incident technique is a flexible approach for libraries and information services, based on individuals' experiences of finding and using information to help resolve a perceived problem. Conclusions:The studies identified in this review offer a variety of methods for using CIT that other libraries might consider for their own impact studies. K E Y W O R D S clinical decision making; critical incident; impact; literature; patient care; review; surveys How to cite this article: Sadeghi, H., Nowkarizi, M., & Tajafari, M. (2022). Critical incident technique helps determine how health library and information services influence clinical decision making and patient care: A literature review.

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Clinical usefulness of library and information services in Japan: The detailed use and value of information in clinical settings

Cited by 12 publications

References 8 publications

Evidence-based practice in primary healthcare from the managerial point of view – a national survey

Evidence-based practice in primary healthcare from the managerial point of view – a national survey

In the eye of a quiet storm: A critical incident study on the quarantine experience during the coronavirus pandemic

Critical incident technique helps determine how health library and information services influence clinical decision making and patient care: A literature review

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