ArticleJournal of clinical pathology2021
Public perceptions on pathology: a fundamental change is required.
Article in Journal of clinical pathology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 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
7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Understanding the path forward: a cross-sectional study of pathology trainee perspectives in the Republic of Ireland.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- The patient matters: a roundtable discussion on pathology in the era of digitization and AI.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026Article
- The Pathologist Job.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025Article
- The Use of Digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence in Histopathological Diagnostic Assessment of Prostate Cancer: A Survey of Prostate Cancer UK Supporters.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Factors and Determinants of Choosing Pathology as a Future Career: Results From a Multi-Institution Study.Cureus · 2021Article
- Understanding stigma and public perception of pathology: a public relations perspective.Academic pathologyArticle
- The role of web-based platforms as a novel approach to addressing access to pathology education: The PathElective.com experience.Academic pathologyArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Pathology has been mostly invisible for the public. The missing recognition affects the pathologists' reputation, and efforts with recruitment and advocacy. Our survey with 387 respondents confirms that the public knowledge on the role of the pathologists has not improved despite campaigns and advocacy efforts. Pathology was identified as a medical specialty by 79.1% of the respondents. Only 34.8% assumed that it takes more than 8 years of post-high school training to become a pathologist. Most commonly, another medical specialist was identified as the ultimate diagnostician on Pap tests (gynaecologist), breast biopsies or malignant surgical excisions (oncologist), gastrointestinal biopsies (gastroenterologist) or prostate biopsies (urologist). The experience gained by undergoing these procedures had minimal impact on understanding the pathologists' role, since they were identified as ultimate diagnosis makers by the minority of these patients (13.8%-36.4%). The integration of pathologist-interactions into patient care may be a potential solution with benefits beyond improved perceptions.
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.