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Table 4 Frequency of preferred NHP information resources

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

Preferred Resources

Conventional Providers (%)

CIM HCPs (%)

Research Staff (%)

TOTAL (%)

(n = 39)

(n = 21)

(n = 5)

(n = 65)

Websites

34 (87.2)

17 (81.0)

2 (40.0)

53 (81.5)

Email Updates

20 (51.3)

14 (66.7)

3 (60.0)

37 (56.9)

Webinars/Podcasts

14 (35.9)

16 (76.2)

5 (100.0)

35 (53.8)

In-House Expert

22 (56.4)

8 (38.1)

2 (40.0)

32 (49.2)

PubMed Search

23 (59.0)

8 (38.1)

-

31 (47.7)

Smartphone Apps

15 (38.5)

2 (9.5)

-

17 (26.2)

Conferences

5 (12.8)

5 (23.8)

1 (20.0)

11 (16.9)

E-Textbooks

5 (12.8)

3 (14.3)

-

8 (12.3)

Google

2 (5.1)

3 (14.3)

-

5 (7.7)

  1. Abbreviation: CIM complementary and integrative medicine, NHP natural health product