title: Evidence-Based Practice Point-of-Care Resources: A Quantitative Evaluation of Quality, Rigor, and Content.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Clinicians and other healthcare professionals need access to summaries of evidence-based information in order to provide effective care to their patients at the point-of-care. Evidence-based practice (EBP) point-of-care resources have been developed and are available online to meet this need. This study aimed to develop a comprehensive list of available EBP point-of-care resources and evaluate their processes and policies for the development of content, in order to provide a critical analysis based upon rigor, transparency and measures of editorial quality to inform healthcare providers and promote quality improvement amongst publishers of EBP resources.
  
  
  METHODS
  A comprehensive and systematic search (Pubmed, CINAHL, and Cochrane Central) was undertaken to identify available EBP point-of-care resources, defined as "web-based medical compendia specifically designed to deliver predigested, rapidly accessible, comprehensive, periodically updated, and evidence-based information (and possibly also guidance) to clinicians."
  
  
  METHODS
  A pair of investigators independently extracted information on general characteristics, content presentation, editorial quality, evidence-based methodology, and breadth and volume.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-seven summary resources were identified, of which 22 met the predefined inclusion criteria for EBP point-of-care resources, and 20 could be accessed for description and assessment. Overall, the upper quartile of EBP point-of-care providers was assessed to be UpToDate, Nursing Reference Centre, Mosby's Nursing Consult, BMJ Best Practice, and JBI COnNECT+.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The choice of which EBP point-of-care resources are suitable for an organization is a decision that depends heavily on the unique requirements of that organization and the resources it has available. However, the results presented in this study should enable healthcare providers to make that assessment in a clear, evidence-based manner, and provide a comprehensive list of the available options.
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow, Joanna Briggs Institute, School of Translational Health Science, Faculty of Health Science, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Jared M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow, Joanna Briggs Institute, School of Translational Health Science, Faculty of Health Science, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Kandiah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Umapathysivam
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow, Joanna Briggs Institute, School of Translational Health Science, Faculty of Health Science, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Yifan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Joanna Briggs Institute, School of Translational Health Science, Faculty of Health Science, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lockwood
mesh_terms: D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000592:standards*; D020407:Internet; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000592:standards*
keywords: editorial policies; evidence-based medicine; evidence-based nursing; evidence-based practice; online systems; point-of-care systems