To evaluate the performance of gender detection tools that allow uploading files (e.g., Excel or CSV files) containing first names, are usable by researchers without advanced computer skills, and at least partially free charge.The study was conducted using four physician datasets (total number physicians: 6,131; 50.3% female) from Switzerland, a multilingual country. Four met inclusion criteria: three (Gender API, NamSor, genderize.io) one completely (Wiki-Gendersort). For each tool, we...

Web-based surveys have become a new and popular method for collecting data, but only few studies directly compared postal among physicians, none to our knowledge general practitioners (GPs).Our aim is compare two modes of survey delivery (postal Web-based) in terms participation rates, response times, completeness questionnaires study assessing GPs' preventive practices.This randomized was conducted Western Switzerland (Geneva Vaud) France (Alsace Pays de la Loire) 2015. A random selection...

Background Non-English speaking researchers may find it difficult to write articles in English and be tempted use machine translators (MTs) facilitate their task. We compared the performance of DeepL , Google Translate CUBBITT for translation abstracts from French English. Methods selected ten published 2021 two high-impact bilingual medical journals ( CMAJ Canadian Family Physician ) used nine metrics Recall-Oriented Understudy Gisting Evaluation ROUGE-1 recall/precision/F1-score ROUGE-2...

Objective This study aimed to compare the accuracy of metadata for retracted articles in Retraction Watch Database (RWD), PubMed, and Web Science (WoS).

Abstract Background Health behaviours among doctors has been suggested to be an important marker of how harmful lifestyle are perceived. In several countries, decrease in smoking physicians was spectacular, indicating that the hazard well known. Historical data have shown because their higher socio-economical status take up earlier. When dangers become better known, began give at a rate than general population. For alcohol consumption, situation is quite different: prevalence still very high...

Objectives: To evaluate the accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurements performed by primary care physicians (PCPs), and to assess whether it improves following a short theoretical training. Methods: Observational study in 26 practices Geneva, Switzerland. The PCPs were asked measure BP on 10 volunteers, within usual context their practice. Two trained research assistants repeated measures immediately after PCPs. then randomized receive detailed training documentation standardized...

Abstract Background Besides the number of publications, citations is another key metric often used to compare researchers with each other. While women tend have fewer publications than their men colleagues, data scarce for citations. We aimed determine whether there a gender gap in Methods Web Science retrieve per year all research articles and reviews published between January 2015 December 2019 fourteen high-impact general medical journals (impact factor > 5). Gender API identify...

Background Participation and completion rates in questionnaire-based surveys are often low. Objective This study aims to assess participation for a survey using paper mixed mode questionnaires with patients recruited by research assistants primary care waiting rooms. Methods cluster-randomized study, conducted 2023 France, involved 974 from 39 practices randomized into 4 groups: “paper incentive” (n=251), without (n=368), “mixed tablet” (n=187), QR code” (n=168). Analyses compared the...

Abstract Meat consumption has significant implications for both individual health and the environment. Understanding individuals’ attachment to meat is crucial designing effective interventions reduce consumption. The MAQ a tool developed assess meat. This study aims translate validate into French use in general practice population France. was conducted three phases: translation, pretesting through cognitive interviews, testing cross-sectional of patients. Descriptive, factorial, internal...

To compare the performance of Retraction Watch Database (RWD), PubMed, and Web Science (WoS) in identifying retracted publications (RP) medicine. This cross-sectional study analyzed RP 131 high-impact journals spanning nine disciplines: anesthesiology, dermatology, general internal medicine, gynecology/obstetrics, neurology, oncology, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiology. Using RWD, WoS, we retrieved all that were these journals. The total number was defined as combined count across three...

We recently showed that abdominal obesity measurements (waist and hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio) were inaccurate when performed by general practitioners (GPs). hypothesise measurement error could be even higher in overweight obese patients due to difficulty locating anatomical landmarks. aimed estimate GPs’ of (weight, height body mass index (BMI)) across BMI subgroups. This cross-sectional study involved 26 GPs Geneva, Switzerland. They asked take on 20 volunteers within their...

We aimed to assess publication speed of manuscripts submitted general medical journals and explore the link with various author, paper journal characteristics. In this retrospective study bibliometric data we retrieved 45 randomly selected papers published in 2016 from each highest impact factor internal medicine (n = 9) primary care 9). Only reporting submission dates were included. The following extracted: first author (gender, place affiliation, number publications), (submission dates,...

Little is known about the health status of prisoners in Switzerland. The aim this study was to provide a detailed description problems presented by detainees Switzerland's largest remand prison.In retrospective cross-sectional we reviewed records all leaving prison 2007. were coded using International Classification for Primary Care (ICPC-2). Analyses descriptive, stratified gender.A total 2195 reviewed. Mean age 29.5 years (SD 9.5); 95% male; 87.8% migrants. length stay 80 days 160)....

PURPOSE: There is increasing pressure on general practitioners (GPs) to identify patients with abdominal obesity in order reduce the life-threatening consequences of this condition population. We aimed confirm previous findings inaccuracy anthropometric measurements performed by GPs an academic primary care clinic and assess effect theoretical training improve quality these measurements.

Abstract Background Many studies examined gender inequalities in research, but only a few data are available for general biomedical journals. We assessed the prevalence of female first authorship journals and its variations across number author, article journal characteristics. Methods This study was nested within larger project designed to analyze bibliometric characteristics scientific articles. retrieved 767 randomly selected articles published 2016 high impact factor primary healthcare...

We recently showed that genderize.io is not a sufficiently powerful gender detection tool due to large number of nonclassifications. In the present study, we aimed assess whether accuracy inference by can be improved manipulating first names in database.We used database containing names, surnames, and 6,131 physicians practicing multicultural country (Switzerland). uploaded original CSV file (file #1), obtained after removing all diacritic marks, such as accents cedilla #2), marks retaining...

Background We aimed to evaluate NamSor’s performance in predicting the country of origin and ethnicity individuals based on their first/last names. Methods retrieved name affiliation all authors PubMed publications 2021, affiliated with universities twenty-two countries whose researchers authored ≥1,000 medical percentage migrants was <2.5% (N = 88,699). estimated NamSor most likely "continent origin" (Asia/Africa/Europe), "country "ethnicity". also examined two other variables that we...

Abstract Several studies explored gender inequalities in research, but only limited data are available concerning general internal medicine and family medicine. We aimed to assess the level of Swiss academic medical research. In this bibliometric study conducted March 2020, we selected all senior hospital physicians practicing or six university hospitals. The list these was extracted from hospitals’ websites. recorded their socio-demographic characteristics. Then, using Web Science ,...