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Internet use by health professionals at the Health Sciences Centre of Kuwait University

Sajjad ur Rehman (Sajjad ur Rehman is Professor of Library and Information Science at Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait.)
Vivian Ramzy (Vivian Ramzy is Medical Librarian in the Health Sciences Centre of Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait.)

Online Information Review

ISSN: 1468-4527

Article publication date: 1 February 2004

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyse Internet use and related issues among the health care professionals at the Health Sciences Centre of Kuwait University. A questionnaire was administered to all the 180 faculty members in HSC. The response rate was 76.6 per cent. The extent and patterns of their use of the Internet for 12 applications were analysed. The current level of skills was examined and perceptions for improving them were explored. Also, the impact of the Internet on professional and personal development was explored. Problems related to access and use were also investigated. It was found that the Internet had become a vital instrument for research, information, and communication in the lives of these professionals. Respondents wished to be further empowered through rigorous training and the alleviation of problems that inhibited their Internet use.

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ur Rehman, S. and Ramzy, V. (2004), "Internet use by health professionals at the Health Sciences Centre of Kuwait University", Online Information Review, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1108/14684520410522457

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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