title: Equal access for all? Access to medical information for European psychiatric trainees.
abstract: Access to medical information is important as lifelong scientific learning is in close relation with a better career satisfaction in psychiatry. This survey aimed to investigate how medical information sources are being used among members of the European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees. Eighty-three psychiatric trainees completed our questionnaire. A significant variation was found, and information availability levels were associated with training duration and average income. The most available sources were books and websites, but the most preferred ones were scientific journals. Our findings suggest that further steps should be taken to provide an equal access to medical information across Europe.
authors.affiliation: Júlio de Matos Hospital, Lisbon's Psychiatric Hospital Center, Portugal; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium; University Clinic of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: joaogamamarques@gmail.com.
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gama Marques
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pantovic Stefanovic
authors.affiliation: Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium; Belgrade University School of Medicine, Serbia.
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitkovic-Voncina
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Riese
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, United States of America; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium; Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guloksuz
authors.affiliation: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.affiliation: Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Visnja
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Banjac
authors.affiliation: University of Bari, Bari, Italy; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palumbo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neuropsychiatric Care, Prague, Czech Republic; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nawka
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College, London, United Kingdom; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jauhar
authors.affiliation: Laboratoires de Neurosciences, University of Franche-Comte, Besancon, France; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Andlauer
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Minsk, Belarus; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Dzmitry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krupchanka
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Magalhães Lemos Hospital, Oporto, Portugal; Research Group, European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees, Belgium.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinto da Costa
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Medical information; Psychiatry; Training