Table 4.

Resources Used by 112 Spanish Primary Care Physicians in Seeking Answers to Clinical Questions

Resource Used for SearchingTotal No. (%)Searched During Consultation* No. (%)Searched After Consultation No. (%)Answers Found After Consultation No. (%)
* Answers were found for all questions for which physicians searched for answers during the consultation.
Drug compendium61 (39.6)40 (65.6)11 (13.1)8 (12.7)
Colleagues19 (12.3)12 (19.7)7 (8.3)6 (9.5)
Others10 (6.5)6 (9.8)4 (4.8)4 (6.3)
Pharmacist3 (1.9)3 (4.9)1 (1.2)0 (0)
Books26 (16.9)26 (31)17 (27)
Journals15 (9.7)15 (17.9)9 (14.3)
Specialist8 (5.2)8 (9.5)8 (12.7)
Pharmaceutical representative7 (4.5)7 (8.3)6 (9.5)
Databases on Internet5 (3.2)5 (6.0)5 (7.9)
Total154618463