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Table 3 Frequency of actual NHP information resources used

From: A survey of multidisciplinary healthcare providers utilizing the KNOWintegrativeoncology.org educational platform

Resources Used

Conventional HCPs (%)

CIM HCPs (%)

Research Staff (%)

TOTAL (%)

(n = 39)

(n = 21)

(n = 5)

(n = 65)

Websites

37 (94.9)

16 (76.2)

3 (60.0)

56 (86.2)

PubMed Search

26 (66.7)

20 (95.2)

5 (100.0)

51 (78.5)

Conferences

17 (43.6)

15 (71.4)

2 (40.0)

34 (52.3)

Webinars or Podcasts

16 (41.0)

13 (61.9)

1 (20.0)

30 (46.2)

Google

15 (38.5)

9 (42.9)

3 (60.0)

27 (41.5)

In-House Expert

22 (56.4)

8 (38.1)

1 (20.0)

21 (32.3)

Email Updates

9 (23.1)

10 (47.6)

-

19 (29.2)

Smartphone Apps

6 (15.4)

3 (14.3)

1 (20.0)

10 (15.4)

E-Textbooks

3 (7.7)

6 (28.6)

-

9 (13.8)

  1. Abbreviations: CIM complementary and integrative medicine, NHP natural health products