High-performing physicians are more likely to participate in a research study: findings from a quality improvement study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Participants in voluntary research present a different demographic profile than those who choose not to participate, affecting the generalizability of many studies. Efforts to evaluate these differences have faced challenges, as little information is available from non-participants. Leveraging data from a recent randomized controlled trial that used health administrative databases in a jurisdiction with universal medical coverage, we sought to compare the quality of care provided by participating and non-participating physicians prior to the program's implementation in order to assess whether participating physicians provided a higher baseline quality of care.

Methods

We conducted clustered regression analyses of baseline data from provincial health administrative

SUBMITTER: Dahrouge S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6685269 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature