Representativeness of PBRN Physician Practice Patterns and Related Beliefs: The Case of the AAFP National Research Network
| Autor: | L. Miriam Dickinson, Wilson D. Pace, James M. Galliher, Aaron J. Bonham, Elizabeth W. Staton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Attitude of Health Personnel Population Hyperlipidemias Bivariate analysis Representativeness heuristic symbols.namesake medicine Humans Generalizability theory Practice Patterns Physicians' education education.field_of_study Practice patterns business.industry Research Methodology Physicians Family Pharyngitis Middle Aged Hepatitis C Bonferroni correction Health Care Surveys Family medicine Multiple comparisons problem symbols Female Family Practice business |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of Family Medicine. 7:547-554 |
| ISSN: | 1544-1717 1544-1709 |
| DOI: | 10.1370/afm.1015 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE We wanted to compare survey responses from members of a national practice-based research network (PBRN) with those of a larger sample of family physicians to assess the generalizability of fi ndings from the PBRN to the larger physician population. METHODS The American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network (AAFP NRN) conducted 3 separate national surveys among random samples of AAFP active members and physician members of the AAFP NRN. The surveys assessed self-reported clinical behaviors and beliefs related to hepatitis C, hyperlipidemia, and pharyngitis. Bivariate comparisons were conducted to detect statistical differences between the AAFP and AAFP NRN respondents on both demographic and clinically relevant survey items. Multivariate analyses of out- comes were found to be statistically signifi cant at the bivariate level. RESULTS Response rates to the surveys ranged from 53% to 59% for AAFP members and 60% to 72% for AAFP NRN members. The most consistent differ- ences (P |
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