Abstract
Abstract The 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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Statement (logic)Consensus conferenceFamily medicineMedicinePsychologyMedical educationPolitical scienceLaw
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Monica Johnsson
(1988).
Evluation of The Consensus Conference Program in Sweden: <i>its Impact on Physicians</i>.
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
, 4
(1)
, 89-94.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300003299
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- 10.1017/s0266462300003299