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Int J Technol Assess Health Care · Jan 1988
Evaluation of the consensus conference program in Sweden. Its impact on physicians.
- M Johnsson.
- Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1988 Jan 1; 4 (1): 89-94.
AbstractThe impact of consensus conferences on physicians was studied in 1985 for the first four conferences Sweden held in 1982-1985. For each conference a main target group was defined as hospital-based physicians in supervisory positions within relevant clinics. Data were collected through a postal survey of all 1,668 members of the four different target groups. The total response rate was 86%. Reported awareness of a particular consensus conference as well as professed knowledge of a single conference statement was high--roughly 90%--for all four conferences. The consensus statement evoked changes in clinical practice according to 7%-10% of the respondents and changes were proportionally higher for physicians in smaller hospitals. Most of the respondents (61%-83%) reported no change, claiming that the consensus statement reflected clinical practices established prior to the conference. The validity of self-reported data is discussed.
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