Creating a pediatric digital library for pediatric health care providers and families: using literature and data to define common pediatric problems

Donna D'Alessandro; Peggy Kingsley

doi:10.1197/jamia.M0991

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Creating a pediatric digital library for pediatric health care providers and families: using literature and data to define common pediatric problems

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Creating a pediatric digital library for pediatric health care providers and families: using literature and data to define common pediatric problems

Donna D'Alessandro and Peggy Kingsley

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, Vol.9(2), pp.161-170

03/01/2002

DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M0991

PMCID: PMC344573

PMID: 11861631

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to complete a literature-based needs assessment with regard to common pediatric problems encountered by pediatric health care providers (PHCPs) and families, and to develop a problem-based pediatric digital library to meet those needs. The needs assessment yielded 65 information sources. Common problems were identified and categorized, and the Internet was manually searched for authoritative Web sites. The created pediatric digital library (www.generalpediatrics.com) used a problem-based interface and was deployed in November 1999. From November 1999 to November 2000, the number of hyperlinks and authoritative Web sites increased 51.1 and 32.2 percent, respectively. Over the same time, visitors increased by 57.3 percent and overall usage increased by 255 percent. A pediatric digital library has been created that begins to bring order to general pediatric resources on the Internet. This pediatric digital library provides current, authoritative, easily accessed pediatric information whenever and wherever the PHCPs and families want assistance.

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Title: Subtitle: Creating a pediatric digital library for pediatric health care providers and families: using literature and data to define common pediatric problems
Creators: Donna D'Alessandro - Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Peggy Kingsley - Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, Vol.9(2), pp.161-170
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M0991
PMID: 11861631
PMCID: PMC344573
ISSN: 1067-5027
eISSN: 1527-974X
Language: English
Date published: 03/01/2002
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984383919502771

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