Vidhi Jhaveri Poster.pptxYour Coddled Evidence: Improving the Consumption of Landmark Pediatric Articles
Your Coddled Evidence: Improving the Consumption of Landmark Pediatric Articles
Vidhi Jhaveri, MD; Su-Ting Li, MD, MPH
Vidhi Jhaveri, MD; Su-Ting Li, MD, MPH
Background: Medicine is constantly changing, meaning it is vital that physicians keep up with the medical literature. However, the time constraints of residency make keeping up with the current literature challenging. In recent years, social media and the internet have allowed a worldwide, bite-sized evaluation and discussion of literature. It is unknown whether dissemination of synopses of recent medical literature increases resident consumption of literature and changes clinical practice.
Background: Medicine is constantly changing, meaning it is vital that physicians keep up with the medical literature. However, the time constraints of residency make keeping up with the current literature challenging. In recent years, social media and the internet have allowed a worldwide, bite-sized evaluation and discussion of literature. It is unknown whether dissemination of synopses of recent medical literature increases resident consumption of literature and changes clinical practice.
Methods: UC Davis pediatric residents were emailed weekly to twice per week “Your Coddled Evidence” synopses of recent pediatric articles selected from JAMA Pediatrics, The Lancet, and Pediatrics with a link to the full article. Synopses included background information, PICO question, results, and an analysis of the applicability of the findings. Pediatric residents were surveyed pre- and post-intervention on frequency of reading abstracts and full articles, and whether Your Coddled Evidence changed their clinical practice. Pre- and post-intervention survey results were compared using unpaired t-tests.
Methods: UC Davis pediatric residents were emailed weekly to twice per week “Your Coddled Evidence” synopses of recent pediatric articles selected from JAMA Pediatrics, The Lancet, and Pediatrics with a link to the full article. Synopses included background information, PICO question, results, and an analysis of the applicability of the findings. Pediatric residents were surveyed pre- and post-intervention on frequency of reading abstracts and full articles, and whether Your Coddled Evidence changed their clinical practice. Pre- and post-intervention survey results were compared using unpaired t-tests.
Results: There was an 86% (32/37) response rate in the pre-intervention survey, and an 81% (30/37) response rate in the post-intervention survey. The overwhelming majority (93%) of residents thought that the article synopses were useful and 43% (13/30) felt the synopses changed their practice. While residents trended toward reading more abstracts and full abstracts in the post-intervention survey, and trended toward feeling more up to date, the differences were not statistically significant.
Results: There was an 86% (32/37) response rate in the pre-intervention survey, and an 81% (30/37) response rate in the post-intervention survey. The overwhelming majority (93%) of residents thought that the article synopses were useful and 43% (13/30) felt the synopses changed their practice. While residents trended toward reading more abstracts and full abstracts in the post-intervention survey, and trended toward feeling more up to date, the differences were not statistically significant.
Conclusion: While most residents felt that receiving emails of article synopses was useful and some felt they changed their practice; it did not increase resident reading of abstracts or full articles.
Conclusion: While most residents felt that receiving emails of article synopses was useful and some felt they changed their practice; it did not increase resident reading of abstracts or full articles.
Resident Statement of Involvement: I submitted IRB, made and distributed the surveys, implemented the intervention, did the analysis and wrote the abstract and poster. This was all done with help, advice, and mentoring from Dr. Li.
Resident Statement of Involvement: I submitted IRB, made and distributed the surveys, implemented the intervention, did the analysis and wrote the abstract and poster. This was all done with help, advice, and mentoring from Dr. Li.