Information Needs of Naval Primary Care Providers and Patients at Sea

Donna M D'Alessandro; Michael P D'Alessandro; Mary J.C Hendrix; Richard S Bakalar

doi:10.1093/milmed/164.2.127

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Information Needs of Naval Primary Care Providers and Patients at Sea

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Information Needs of Naval Primary Care Providers and Patients at Sea

Donna M D'Alessandro, Michael P D'Alessandro, Mary J.C Hendrix and Richard S Bakalar

Military medicine, Vol.164(2), pp.127-131

02/01/1999

DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.2.127

PMID: 10050570

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Abstract

Objective: To optimally practice medicine, and to live healthy lives, providers and patients need convenient access to authoritative information. The goal of this study was to determine the information needs of naval primary care providers and patients at sea to aid development of a digital health sciences library for naval primary care providers and patients. Method: A literature-based needs assessment was conducted from articles identified using MEDLINE searching and U.S. Navy health care information sources. Recurring medical problems/diseases/topics were identified and categorized. Results: Eighty-one articles and books were reviewed and abstracted, representing a broad base of naval medicine. Twenty-one medical and surgical theme areas and 125 medical problems/diseases/topics were recurrently identified. Conclusions: The common naval medical problems identified are nearly identical to the common medical problems in the general population, have changed little from the 18th century, and were consistent with first-hand information from naval primary care providers.

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Title: Subtitle: Information Needs of Naval Primary Care Providers and Patients at Sea
Creators: Donna M D'Alessandro - Department of Pediatrics, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242
Michael P D'Alessandro - Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242
Mary J.C Hendrix - Department of Anatomy, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242
Richard S Bakalar - Telemedicine Department, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20889
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Military medicine, Vol.164(2), pp.127-131
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.2.127
PMID: 10050570
NLM abbreviation: Mil Med
ISSN: 0026-4075
eISSN: 1930-613X
Language: English
Date published: 02/01/1999
Academic Unit: Radiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984051708802771

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