title: Health Professionals' Use of Computer Databases to Utilize Research for Practice: A Pilot Study.
abstract: Factors associated with information retrieval have been tested in the present pilot project, suggested an appropriate instrument chosen from previous research. The purpose of this paper is to access the internal validity and the internal consistency reliability of the research instrument. The questionnaire determine the information needs, information seeking behavior, the adequacy of online information sources, examine access, training received, barriers in using information technology and research utilization. The pilot questionnaire was distributed to nurses and physicians working in Greek hospitals and was tested for its validity and reliability coefficients.
authors.affiliation: Health Informatics Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, University of Athens.
authors.forename: Paschalina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lialiou
authors.affiliation: Health Informatics Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, University of Athens.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mantas
mesh_terms: D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014600:Utilization Review