| Title |
Sources of information influencing decision-making in orthopaedic surgery - an international online survey of 1147 orthopaedic surgeons
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-14-96 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Arndt P Schulz, Anders Jönsson, Richard Kasch, Prithee Jettoo, Mohit Bhandari |
| Abstract |
Manufacturers of implants and materials in the field of orthopaedics use significant amounts of funding to produce informational material to influence the decision-making process of orthopaedic surgeons with regards to choice between novel implants and techniques. It remains unclear how far orthopaedic surgeons are really influenced by the materials supplied by companies or whether other, evidence-based publications have a higher impact on their decision-making. The objective was to evaluate the subjective usefulness and usage of different sources of information upon which orthopaedic surgeons base their decisions when acquiring new implants or techniques. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 25% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 80 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 14 | 17% |
| Researcher | 12 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 10% |
| Other | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 9% |
| Other | 13 | 16% |
| Unknown | 20 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 37% |
| Psychology | 6 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 12% |
| Unknown | 25 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
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#12,755,030
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#38
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