Jumana Antoun|Jennifer Lapin|Dennis Beck
Efficacy and efficiency of information retrieval of community family physicians at the point of care: exploring the associations with information and computer literacy
American University of Beirut|Walden University|University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
study aimed measure association efficacyefficiency digital information retrieval among community family physicians point care information computer literacythis study part crosssectional anonymous online surveybased study among community family physicians reported affiliation academic institution eight arab countriesa total 72 physicians included mean total score information literacy scale 598 91 sd 114 mean score 293 sd 56 55 computer literacy scale oneway anova revealed statistically significant association information literacy information retrieval efficacy f 269 4466 p 0015 efficiency information retrieval f 269 4563 p 0014 computer literacy associated information retrieval efficacy efficiencythe information computer literacy scores community family physicians eight arab countries average information literacy rather computer literacy positively associated efficacy efficiency information retrieval point care room improvement evidencebased medicine curricula continuous professional development improve information literacy better information retrieval patient care