Number Needed to Benefit From Information (NNBI): Proposal From a Mixed Methods Research Study With Practicing Family Physicians
The Annals of Family MedicinePublished 1 November 2013Open access
Pierre Pluye, Roland Grad, Janique Johnson‐Lafleur, Vera Granikov, Michael Shulha, Bernard Marlow
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The NNBI may be used in further experimental research to compare electronic knowledge resources and encourage clinicians to search for information more frequently, as well as inspire them to search more frequently.
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The NNBI may be used in further experimental research to compare electronic knowledge resources. A low NNBI can encourage clinicians to search for information more frequently. If all searches had benefits, the NNBI would be 1. In addition to patient benefits, learning and knowledge reinforcement outcomes are frequently reported.
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