Clinicians' Behavior Toward Radiology Reports: A Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Felwa Abukhodair, Dalia Abdulmonem Hashem, Khalid Khashoggi, Azza Sami Reda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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reporting
medicine.medical_specialty physician business.industry Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject clinician communications General Engineering Survey research 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Patient management Radiology report 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Age groups Reading (process) medical errors Medicine Radiology business radiology report 030217 neurology & neurosurgery media_common |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.11336 |
| Popis: | Background The radiology report is the way of communication between the radiologists and the clinicians of different specialties. Each part of the report is important and significant in the patient management plan. Therefore, knowledge of interpretation and behavior in understanding the final report is a variable crucial skill. Methods This is a cross-sectional survey study to explore the behavior and attitude of clinicians toward radiology reports in relation to their professional clinical demographic. A total of 107 physicians participated, including consultants, specialists, and residents among different specialties. Results Among the 107 responses, 58.9% were male and 41.1% were female. The majority of the physicians (78.5%) read the radiology report for every requested study for each patient, while 21.5% of participants didn’t read the radiology report for the studies they requested, instead, they only read it occasionally. Gender played a significant factor, as female practitioners were more likely to read the complete radiology report (P = 0.033). In addition, the age of the practitioner was also significant as clinicians in the age group 40-60 years old were more likely to check the requested radiology image prior to reading the report compared to age groups 20-39 and >60 years (P = 0.035). Lastly, specialists were significantly more likely to read the entire radiology report compared to consultants and residents (P = 0.006). Conclusion More emphasis and awareness should be provided to clinicians on the importance of reading the entire radiology report as some information can be missed if not being read completely. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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