Do Physicians Prefer to Complete Online or Mail Surveys? Findings From a National Longitudinal Survey

Taylor, Tamara; Scott, Anthony

doi:10.1177/0163278718807744

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“…Our study is not without limitations, particularly the low response rate despite the use of reminders, and although paediatric specialists had a higher response rate, most respondents were GPs. This likely represents the workload of Australian GPs and paediatric specialists and is consistent with other surveys …”

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confidence: 88%

Seasonal influenza vaccination for children with special risk medical conditions: Does policy meet practice?

Tuckerman

Crawford

Marshall

2020

J Paediatrics Child Health

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Aim Ensuring children with special risk medical conditions (SRMC) are protected from influenza is important. The study objective was to describe influenza vaccination practices of medical professionals caring for children with SRMC and explore characteristics associated with a vaccine recommendation. Methods Design: Cross‐sectional survey. Setting/Participants: Treating paediatric specialists and general practitioners of children with confirmed SRMCs. Postal questionnaire administered from March to September 2018 (option for online response). Characteristics associated with providing a recommendation were explored using univariable and multivariable analyses. Results Overall response rate of 24.8% with the sample representative of the eligible population in terms of practice location and years practicing medicine. There was a higher response from females and sub‐specialists. Of the 198 completed survey responders, 97.8% were aware of the recommendation, yet only 38.4% reported they ‘always’ routinely recommended influenza vaccine and fewer (19.5%) were very confident in understanding all ‘medically at risk’ conditions. Medical professionals were more likely to provide a recommendation always or mostly, if they received annual influenza vaccination themselves (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 3.96, confidence interval (CI) 1.12–14.03), had confidence in understanding all ‘medically at risk’ conditions (aOR 1.82, CI 1.04–3.17) and perceived ownership of the responsibility to provide the recommendation (aOR 7.35, CI 1.67–32.26). Regional practising medical professionals were less likely to provide a recommendation (aOR 0.25 CI 0.10–0.70). Conclusions We need to improve medical professionals' knowledge through reminders and access to consistent and concise information about what constitutes a SRMC. Increasing medical professionals' engagement in the influenza vaccination programme could also provide a sense of responsibility fostering provider endorsement.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Seasonal influenza vaccination for children with special risk medical conditions: Does policy meet practice?

Tuckerman

Crawford

Marshall

2020

J Paediatrics Child Health

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“…The main limitation of the study's quantitative component is the relatively low response rate for the survey questionnaire, which may limit the generalizability of the results. However, numerous international studies have indicated that surveys among physicians have low response rates if compared with the general population [49][50][51] and the key challenge with surveying physicians is low response rate [52,53]. In Poland, according to the information provided by the National Chamber of Physicians (NCP) the willingness of physicians to participate in surveys is very low [54].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We expect that one of the reasons for limited participation in our survey was the high workload of physicians as well as also including in the targeted population physicians employed on a part time basis, who therefore have relatively low participation in hospital related activities. In addition, there is evidence that medical doctors do not significantly differ among respondents and non-respondents in terms of answers and group characteristics and larger sample sizes compensate for greater nonresponse [53]. Yet, the important challenge for the researchers is increasing the number of physicians participating in the future study.…”

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Exploring Satisfaction and Migration Intentions of Physicians in Three University Hospitals in Poland

Dubas‐Jakóbczyk

Domagała

Kiedik

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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Introduction: University hospitals constitute a unique group of health care organizations which traditionally link three functions: (1) providing highly specialized services, (2) teaching activities, and (3) conducting research. Objectives: To assess the level of carrier satisfaction among physicians working in three university hospitals in Poland (1); to assess whether the physicians have the intention to migrate and what the main reasons for migration are (2); and to identify the actions that might be taken at the hospital level to mitigate physicians’ intentions to migrate (3). Methods: Cross-sectional study with both quantitative and qualitative components. In the quantitative part, an online questionnaire was distributed among physicians working in three university hospitals. A total number of 396 questionnaires were analyzed. In the qualitative part, in-depth interviews with six hospital managers were conducted and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: On a scale from one “very dissatisfied” to six “very satisfied”, the mean career satisfaction of physicians was 4.0 (SD = 0.74). The item with the lowest mean concerned salary level (2.8, SD = 1.41). In the sample, 34% of physicians declared intentions to migrate from Poland. The main reasons for the intention to migrate were: Better working conditions abroad, higher earnings, the ability to maintain better work-life balance, better training opportunities abroad, and problems due to a stressful current workplace. Hospital managers considered the actions that can be taken at the hospital level to mitigate physicians’ migration to be specific to those focused on the working environment. Conclusions: Career development opportunities and features related to the working environment are the main factors influencing physicians’ satisfaction and migration intentions that can be modified at the university hospital level.

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“…8 318 (4) . (22) 50 (20) 118 (22) 85 (22) 81 (21) 102 (20) 59 (24) 50 (17) 111 (23) Abbreviation: PCP, primary care physician.…”

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The Views and Experiences of Clinicians Sharing Medical Record Notes With Patients

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IMPORTANCE The 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 requires that patients be given electronic access to all the information in their electronic medical records. The regulations for implementation of this law give patients far easier access to information about their care, including the notes their clinicians write. OBJECTIVE To assess clinicians' views and experiences with sharing clinical notes (open notes) with patients.

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Do Physicians Prefer to Complete Online or Mail Surveys? Findings From a National Longitudinal Survey

Cited by 68 publications

References 49 publications

Seasonal influenza vaccination for children with special risk medical conditions: Does policy meet practice?

Seasonal influenza vaccination for children with special risk medical conditions: Does policy meet practice?

Exploring Satisfaction and Migration Intentions of Physicians in Three University Hospitals in Poland

The Views and Experiences of Clinicians Sharing Medical Record Notes With Patients

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