Table 1 Characteristics of participants
PDQ-Evidence first | PDQ-Evidence last | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 39 | N = 50 | N = 89 | |
Countries | Cameroon 3, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 1, India 1, Iran 2, Italy 2, Kenya 2, Lebanon 2, Nigeria 1, Norway 4, Senegal 1, South Africa 5, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 4, United States 3, missing 4 | Argentina 1, Brazil 1, Canada 1, Italy 3, Japan 1, Kenya 6, Lebanon 4, Nigeria 1, Norway 7, Pakistan 1, South Africa 5, Sweden 1, Switzerland 4, United Kingdom 2, United States 4, missing 8 | Argentina 1, Cameroon 3, Brazil 1, Canada 3, Chile 1, China 1, India 1, Iran 2, Italy 5, Japan 1, Kenya 8, Lebanon 6, Nigeria 2, Norway 11, Pakistan 1, Senegal 1, South Africa 10, Sweden 1, Switzerland 5, United Kingdom 6, United States 7, missing 12 |
Training or work experiencea | |||
Health policy-maker | 9 (23%) | 10 (20%) | 19 (21%) |
Health systems planning or analysis | 8 (21%) | 10 (20%) | 18 (20%) |
Healthcare professional | 22 (56%) | 26 (52%) | 48 (54%) |
Management of health services | 8 (21%) | 11 (22%) | 19 (21%) |
Research | 31 (79%) | 41 (82%) | 72 (81%) |
Current positiona | |||
Health professional | 5 (13%) | 2 (4%) | 7 (8%) |
Health technology assessment consultant | 0 | 1 (2%) | 1 (1%) |
Librarian | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (2%) |
Manager | 4 (10%) | 4 (10%) | 8 (9%) |
MSc or PhD student | 2 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (3%) |
Policy-maker | 4 (10%) | 1 (2%) | 5 (6%) |
Professor or teacher | 5 (13%) | 2 (4%) | 7 (8%) |
Researcher | 32 (82%) | 40 (80%) | 72 (81%) |
Technical support staff | 5 (13%) | 6 (12%) | 11 (12%) |
First language | |||
English | 18 (46%) | 23 (46%) | 41 (46%) |
Other | 21 (54%) | 27 (54%) | 48 (54%) |
Frequency of searches for systematic reviews | |||
I never search myself | 2 (5%) | 2 (4%) | 4 (4%) |
Less than once a year | 2 (5%) | 0 | 2 (2%) |
Once or twice a year | 7 (18%) | 18 36(%) | 25 (28%) |
Once or twice a month | 13 (33%) | 19 (38%) | 32 (36%) |
Once or twice a week | 13 (33%) | 10 (20%) | 23 (26%) |
Many times a week | 2 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (3%) |
Places normally searched for health system questionsa | |||
Cochrane Library | 25 (62%) | 37 (74%) | 62 (70%) |
EVIPNet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Google Scholar | 11 (28%) | 18 (36%) | 29 (33%) |
Health Systems Evidence | 1 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 3 (3%) |
PDQ-Evidence | 2 (5%) | 2 (4%) | 4 (4%) |
PubMedb | 32 (82%) | 39 (78%) | 71 (80%) |
TRIP | 3 (8%) | 3 (6%) | 6 (7%) |