10.6084/m9.figshare.5919343.v1
Michael Thompson
Michael
Thompson
Kieran Davey
Kieran
Davey
Tanja Torbica
Tanja
Torbica
Laura Badtke
Laura
Badtke
Hollie Robinson
Hollie
Robinson
Jane Nunn
Jane
Nunn
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS IN COMMUNICATING CLINICAL DATA TO HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS?
Medical Affairs Professional Society
2018
HCP
health-care professionals
clinical
Medicine
2018-02-25 18:05:54
Poster
https://medicalaffairs.figshare.com/articles/poster/WHAT_IS_THE_ROLE_OF_PEER-REVIEWED_PUBLICATIONS_IN_COMMUNICATING_CLINICAL_DATA_TO_HEALTH-CARE_PROFESSIONALS_/5919343
Objective: To understand the role of peer-reviewed publications in communicating clinical
data to health-care professionals (HCPs).
Challenge/problem: Peer-reviewed publications are seen as the “gold standard” for sharing
clinical trial data, but do we fully understand how HCPs use them?
Solution: Two anonymous surveys assessed the extent to which HCPs access, interact with, and
use clinical data published in peer-reviewed journals. A pilot survey was sent to 51 HCPs actively
involved in publication development, followed by a more comprehensive survey distributed to primary
care physicians (n=50) and oncologists (n=50) from the USA (n=25 for each specialty) and all EU5
countries (n=5 per country for each specialty).
Outcome: 21 respondents completed the pilot survey. All respondents reported reading
peer-reviewed articles on either a monthly (5%), weekly (50%), or daily (45%) basis, with the abstract
being the most frequently read section (75%). All respondents read original research and review
articles published in journals linked to their specialty, while only 50% read general medical journals;
70% indicated that paywalls had prevented them reading articles. Notably, 90% of respondents
indicated that the information they read informed their clinical decision-making. Further results will
be presented examining how HCPs access clinical data and use peer-reviewed publications; how
communicating clinical data can be improved; and how this differs according to involvement in
developing publications, region, and specialty.
Benefits: This research will help to improve the way clinical data are communicated to HCPs,
ensuring timely and effective sharing of information that will ultimately improve patient care