Journal reading habits of internists
Journal reading habits of internists
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.00202.x
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发表时间：
2000-12-01
影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Koepsell, TD
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作者：
Saint, S;Christakis, DA;Koepsell, TD
我们评估了接受过或未接受过流行病学培训的内科医生的阅读习惯，因为这些信息可能有助于指导医学期刊改变文章的编辑和格式。 1998 年，一项全国性的自我管理邮寄调查对 143 名接受过流行病学和研究设计进修培训的内科医生进行了调查，并从美国医学会医师主档案中随机抽取了 121 名内科医生。我们询问了每周阅读医学期刊的时间以及仅阅读摘要的文章的百分比。受访者还被问及他们订阅和定期阅读的九种医学期刊中的哪一种。在 399 名符合资格的参与者中，有 264 份返回了调查（回复率为 66%）。受访者表示每周花费 4.4 小时阅读医学期刊文章，并且仅阅读 63% 文章的摘要：这些结果对于接受过或未接受过流行病学培训的内科医生来说是相似的。受访者承认，鉴于批判性阅读的时间有限，他们依赖期刊编辑提供严谨且有用的信息。我们的结论是，内科医生无论接受过流行病学培训，都严重依赖摘要和编辑对文章的预筛选。
We assessed the reading habits of internists with and without epidemiological training because such information may help guide medical journals as they make changes in how articles are edited and formatted. In a 1998 national self-administered mailed survey of 143 internists with fellowship training in epidemiology and study design and a random sample of 121 internists from the American Medical Association physician master file. we asked about the number of hours spent reading medical journals per week and the percentage of articles for which only the abstract is read. Respondents also were asked which of nine medical journals they subscribe to and read regularly. Of the 399 eligible participants, 264 returned surveys (response rate 66%). Respondents reported spending 4.4 hours per week reading medical journal articles and reported reading only the abstract for 63% of the articles: these findings were similar for internists with and without epidemiology training. Respondents admitted to a reliance on journal editors to provide rigorous and useful information, given the limited time available for critical reading. We conclude that internists, regardless of training in epidemiology, rely heavily on abstracts and prescreening of articles by editors.