ArticleJournal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
How wait-times, social media, and surgeon demographics influence online reviews on leading review websites for joint replacement surgeons.
Article in Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Social Media Use by American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Members.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2024Article
- Patient Perception of Social Media Use by Orthopaedic Surgeons: A Pilot Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Patients Prefer Medical Facts and Educational Videos From Sports Medicine Surgeons on Social Media.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Social Media and Online Utilization Among Members of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: Implications in Practice.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Building better pediatric surgeons: A sentiment analysis of online physician review websites.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Social Media in Hip Arthroscopy Is an Underused Resource That Enhances Physician Online Reputation.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- What Affects an Orthopaedic Surgeon's Online Rating? A Large-Scale, Retrospective Analysis.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2022Article
- Patient Satisfaction of General Dermatologists: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of 38,008 Online Reviews by Gender and Years of Experience.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2022Article
- The impact of social media presence, age, and patient reported wait times on physician review websites for sports medicine surgeons.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- Use of Social Media in Orthopaedic Surgery Training and Practice: A Systematic Review.JB & JS open accessReview
- Evaluation of Social Media Utilization Among Members of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society: Implications in Practice.JB & JS open accessArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveWith the growth and popularity of the internet, physician review websites are being utilized more frequently by patients to learn about and ultimately select their provider. These sites allow patients to comment on the care they received in a public forum for others to see. With outcome and "quality" measures being used to dictate reimbursement formulas; online patient reviews may affect a physician's compensation in the near future. Therefore, it is of paramount importance for physicians to understand how best to portray themselves on social media and other internet sites.
methodsIn this retrospective study, we identified 145 arthroplasty surgeons via the AAHKS database. Then, surgeon data was collected from Healthgrades (HG) and Vitals (V). We identified if the surgeon had social media (SM) accounts by using google search. The number of ratings and comments, overall rating, reported wait-times and physician SM presence were analyzed with univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses.
results64% of surgeons had a SM presence, and younger surgeons with SM had lower distribution of wait-times. A SM presence correlated with significantly higher frequency of total ratings and comments. Both review sites showed that younger physicians with a SM presence had increased frequency of ratings and comments and a quicker office wait-times. SM presence did not impact the overall scores on either website.
conclusionHaving SM presence is correlated with increased number of ratings and comments on physician review sites, possibly revealing an increased likelihood of these physicians encouraging their patients to engage with them via the internet. SM presence did not correlate with higher review scores, displaying that there are many complex factors that go into a physician score outside of SM and internet appearance. Future studies should explore patient comments on these sites to understand additional factors that may optimize a patient's experience.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.