Characteristics of specialists treating hypothyroid patients: the "THESIS" collaborative

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11110/23:10473461

Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1225202" target="_blank" >10.3389/fendo.2023.1225202</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Characteristics of specialists treating hypothyroid patients: the "THESIS" collaborative

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Introduction: Thyroid specialists influence how hypothyroid patients are treated, including patients managed in primary care. Given that physician characteristics influence patient care, this study aimed to explore thyroid specialist profiles and associations with geo-economic factors. Methods: Thyroid specialists from 28 countries were invited to respond to a questionnaire, Treatment of Hypothyroidism in Europe by Specialists: an International Survey (THESIS). Geographic regions were defined according to the United Nations Statistics Division. The national economic status was estimated using World Bank data on the gross national income per capita (GNI per capita). Results: 5,695 valid responses were received (response rate 33.0%). The mean age was 49 years, and 65.0% were female. The proportion of female respondents was lowest in Northern (45.6%) and highest in Eastern Europe (77.2%) (p &lt;0.001). Respondent work volume, university affiliation and private practice differed significantly between countries (p&lt;0.001). Age and GNI per capita were correlated inversely with the proportion of female respondents (p&lt;0.01). GNI per capita was inversely related to the proportion of respondents working exclusively in private practice (p&lt;0.011) and the proportion of respondents who treated &gt;100 patients annually (p&lt;0.01). Discussion: THESIS has demonstrated differences in characteristics of thyroid specialists at national and regional levels, strongly associated with GNI per capita. Hypothyroid patients in middle-income countries are more likely to encounter female thyroid specialists working in private practice, with a high workload, compared to high-income countries. Whether these differences influence the quality of care and patient satisfaction is unknown, but merits further study.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Characteristics of specialists treating hypothyroid patients: the "THESIS" collaborative

Popis výsledku anglicky

Introduction: Thyroid specialists influence how hypothyroid patients are treated, including patients managed in primary care. Given that physician characteristics influence patient care, this study aimed to explore thyroid specialist profiles and associations with geo-economic factors. Methods: Thyroid specialists from 28 countries were invited to respond to a questionnaire, Treatment of Hypothyroidism in Europe by Specialists: an International Survey (THESIS). Geographic regions were defined according to the United Nations Statistics Division. The national economic status was estimated using World Bank data on the gross national income per capita (GNI per capita). Results: 5,695 valid responses were received (response rate 33.0%). The mean age was 49 years, and 65.0% were female. The proportion of female respondents was lowest in Northern (45.6%) and highest in Eastern Europe (77.2%) (p &lt;0.001). Respondent work volume, university affiliation and private practice differed significantly between countries (p&lt;0.001). Age and GNI per capita were correlated inversely with the proportion of female respondents (p&lt;0.01). GNI per capita was inversely related to the proportion of respondents working exclusively in private practice (p&lt;0.011) and the proportion of respondents who treated &gt;100 patients annually (p&lt;0.01). Discussion: THESIS has demonstrated differences in characteristics of thyroid specialists at national and regional levels, strongly associated with GNI per capita. Hypothyroid patients in middle-income countries are more likely to encounter female thyroid specialists working in private practice, with a high workload, compared to high-income countries. Whether these differences influence the quality of care and patient satisfaction is unknown, but merits further study.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30202 - Endocrinology and metabolism (including diabetes, hormones)

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Frontiers in Endocrinology

ISSN

1664-2392

e-ISSN

1664-2392

Svazek periodika

14

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

November

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

1225202

Kód UT WoS článku

001106760900001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85177456203