TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Clinical information seeking in traumatic brain injury: a survey of Veterans Health Administration polytrauma care team members
JO  - Health information and libraries journal
A1  - Hogan, Timothy
A1  - Martinez, Rachael
A1  - Evans, Charlesnika
A1  - Saban, Karen L.
A1  - Proescher, Eric
A1  - Steiner, Monica
A1  - Smith, Bridget
SP  - 38
EP  - 49
VL  - 35
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: The polytraumatic nature of traumatic brain injury (TBI) makes diagnosis and treatment difficult. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To (1) characterise information needs among Veterans Health Administration (VHA) polytrauma care team members engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of TBI; (2) identify sources used for TBI related information; and (3) identify barriers to accessing TBI related information. <br><br>METHODS: Cross-sectional online survey of 236 VHA polytrauma care team members. <br><br>RESULTS: Most respondents (95.8%) keep at least somewhat current regarding TBI, but 31.5% need more knowledge on diagnosing TBI and 51.3% need more knowledge on treating TBI. Respondents use VHA affiliated sources for information, including local colleagues (81.7%), VHA offsite conferences/meetings (78.3%) and onsite VHA educational offerings (73.6%); however, limited time due to administrative responsibilities (50.9%), limited financial resources (50.4%) and patient care (50.4%) were prominent barriers. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Medical librarians are in a unique position to develop information services, resources and other electronic tools that reflect the clinical context in which polytrauma care team members practice, and the different tasks they perform. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Polytrauma care team members could benefit from additional information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of TBI. Addressing their information needs and supporting their information seeking requires a mulit-pronged approach to time and financial constraints.<br><br>Published 2017. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-1834
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hir.12203
ID  - ref1
ER  -