Awareness Among Otorhinolaryngologists of Literature Resources: Survey Research

Aim: It was aimed to investigate podcast awareness and frequency of use among otorhinolaryngologists
on a national scale.
Patients and Methods: This study was conducted via the open web address of 'Google forms'
(Mountain View, CA) between 2021-2022. On a national scale, the intended audience consisted of
otorhinolaryngologists of all ages and levels of experience. Ou r survey consisted of twenty questions.
Results: In our study, the number of people who answered our questions was 112 (92 men (82.1%),
20 women (17.9%). When asked if they had listened to podcasts about otorhinolaryngology, 23 people
(20.5%) answered that they had listened and 89 people (79.5%) had not. When people want to learn
about a topic in the field of Otorhinolaryngology before pandemic, the most frequently used literature
resources are 40.2% (n=45) books and 31.3% (n=35) e-books. It was observed that the most frequently
used literature sources in the pandemic were 30.4% (n=34) online meetings and 27.7% (n=31) e-books.
There was a statistically significant difference between the frequency distribution of resources consulted
before and during the pandemic (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Although the ongoing pandemic has affected the frequency of consulted to literature
resource, it has not caused a significant change in podcast usage. The authors hope that this article will
create an awareness for producing Turkish podcasts in the field of otolaryngology .