A Study on Information Need and Use Behavior of Doctors

의사들의 정보요구 및 이용행태에 관한 연구

  • 홍기선 (대한결핵협회 결핵연구원)
  • Published : 2008.03.31

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide for efficient health information service which doctors may use for their better medical practice and scientific research. 177 doctors were surveyed from December 3 to December 21th in 2007. This study mentioned activities of information need and use that were evaluated by information gathering methods used, information source, frequency of use, and degree of satisfaction toward library services. Doctors showed that they need information mainly to know the recent research results in their interesting subject field and to treat a patient. Doctors trended to obtain information through internet search because easy access and easy use, accuracy and up to dateness of information use. Doctors trended to seek information mainly through library, but they showed relatively low frequency of library use because they do not know how to use it.

본 연구의 목적은 의사들이 환자 치료와 학술적인 연구를 하기 위해 요구하는 정보를 효율적으로 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다. 2007년 12월 3일부터 12월 21일까지 3주 동안 의사 177명을 대상으로 조사하였으며 이용자들의 정보요구와 이용행위로 정보수집방법과 정보원, 그리고 도서관 이용정도와 만족도를 평가하였다. 의사들은 최근의 연구동향을 알고자 할 때와 환자 치료를 위해 정보를 가장 많이 필요로 하는 것으로 나타났다. 의사들이 그들의 정보요구를 충족시키기 위해 선호하는 정보수집방법은 인터넷 검색으로 그 이유는 정보접근의 편이성과 정확성, 최신성인 것으로 나타났다. 의사들은 정보가 필요할 때 주로 도서관을 이용하여 필요한 정보를 얻는 경향이 있으나 대체적으로 보아 도서관 이용빈도수는 매우 적은 것으로 나타났다.

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