University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, Antwerp, Belgium.
Eur J Gen Pract. 2010 Jun;16(2):100-5. doi: 10.3109/13814788.2010.482582.
Research presented at scientific meetings is inaccessible to clinicians, unless the findings are subsequently published in a journal.
To assess the publication rate of studies presented at 10 European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) meetings between 1999 and 2006.
Survey by e-mail or postal questionnaire among all presenters.
Information was obtained on 251 presentations (response rate 60%). In total, 113 out of these 251 (45%) presentations had been published. However, only 60% of the research findings were published in English Medline-listed journals, whereas 20% were not Medline-listed. The most frequently cited reason for non-publication was that the paper had not been submitted yet at time of follow up (103 responses). The main reason for non-submission was that the research presented had not been completed yet.
Presentations at EGPRN meetings commonly concern research ideas or ongoing research. In this light, the ratio of published work to presented work compares well with the corresponding ratios found for international meetings in other specialist fields. This survey was also meant as an audit of the EGPRN meetings and gives better insight in needs for future strategy.
除非研究结果随后在期刊上发表，否则在科学会议上展示的研究对临床医生来说是无法获取的。
评估 1999 年至 2006 年间在 10 个欧洲普通实践研究网络（EGPRN）会议上展示的研究的发表率。
通过电子邮件或邮寄问卷对所有演讲者进行调查。
共获得 251 次演讲的信息（回复率为 60%）。在这 251 次演讲中，共有 113 次（45%）已发表。然而，只有 60%的研究结果发表在英语 Medline 列出的期刊上，而 20%的研究结果未被 Medline 列出。未发表的最常见原因是在随访时，该论文尚未提交（103 次回复）。未提交的主要原因是所展示的研究尚未完成。
EGPRN 会议上的演讲通常涉及研究想法或正在进行的研究。从这个角度来看，发表的工作与在其他专业领域的国际会议上找到的相应比例相比是相当不错的。这项调查也是对 EGPRN 会议的审核，并为未来的策略提供了更好的见解。
