Hunting Biomedical Literature in PubMed: Factors Affecting the Hunt
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 9
Abstract
Background: Quest for knowledge is a good indicator for anyone involved in academics and research. However, fnding what one exactly needs is the question we need to focus on. Accessing databases for retrieving information can be tricky unless one has knowledge to sail through it. Aim: To assess knowledge of accessing PubMed (biomedical database) among faculties of a deemed university in Pondicherry with a secondary objective to determine the influence of independent variables over overall score. Materials and Methods: The questionnaire consisted of items used to obtain scores which were categorized as poor, average and good. Total 200 questionnaires were distributed to faculties of dental, medical and nursing institutes. Designation, cadre, number of publications, experience, workshop attended, accessing tutorial and work profle in institution were the independent variables considered. Participants were requested to fll the questionnaire in the presence of the investigator. Statistical test: Logistic regression was done to determine the influence of independent variables on overall scores. Chi-square test was used to compare proportions. Results: Response rate was 92 percent. None of the faculties had adequate knowledge in accessing PubMed with least participation from dental specialty. Only 23 percent had more than 10 publications and only 33 percent had accessed PubMed tutorial. Specialty (OR: 5.9; p<0.05) rank/cadre (OR: 0.23) attending workshops (OR: 0.33) and accessing tutorials [OR: 0.26] were found to influence overall scores. Conclusion: Faculties knowledge to access PubMed ranged from poor to average. There is a need to rectify this loophole and efforts directed to strengthen and/or reinforce the knowledge through workshops and hands on courses.
Authors and Affiliations
Kuldeep Singh Shekhawat| Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mukka, Karnataka, India, Corresponding e-mail: drkuldeepss@gmail.com, Sakthidevi S| Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry, India, Basavaraj Nimbeni| Specalist Pedodontist, Agmal Ebtsama Dental Clinics, El-Eskan, King Salman Road, Uraidah, AlQassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Shruthi Golai| Specalist Pedodontist, Agmal Ebtsama Dental Clinics, El-Eskan, King Salman Road, Uraidah, AlQassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Arunima Chauhan| Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal Campus, Manipal, Karnataka, India, Saru Sasi| Private Practitioner, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
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