Zillioux Jacqueline, Pike C William, Sharma Devang, Rapp David E
Department of Urology, University of Virginia, VA, USA.
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
J Patient Exp. 2020 Dec;7(6):1062-1067. doi: 10.1177/2374373520951901. Epub 2020 Aug 24.
Patients are increasingly using online rating websites to obtain information about physicians and to provide feedback. We performed an analysis of urologist online ratings, with specific focus on the relationship between overall rating and urologist subspecialty. We conducted an analysis of urologist ratings on Healthgrades.com. Ratings were sampled across 4 US geographical regions, with focus across 3 practice types (large and small private practice, academic) and 7 urologic subspecialties. Statistical analysis was performed to assess for differences among subgroup ratings. Data were analyzed for 954 urologists with a mean age of 53 (±10) years. The median overall urologist rating was 4.0 [3.4-4.7]. Providers in an academic practice type or robotics/oncology subspecialty had statistically significantly higher ratings when compared to other practice settings or subspecialties ( < 0.001). All other comparisons between practice types, specialties, regions, and sexes failed to demonstrate statistically significant differences. In our study of online urologist ratings, robotics/oncology subspecialty and academic practice setting were associated with higher overall ratings. Further study is needed to assess reasons underlying this difference.
患者越来越多地使用在线评分网站来获取有关医生的信息并提供反馈。我们对泌尿科医生的在线评分进行了分析，特别关注总体评分与泌尿科医生亚专业之间的关系。我们对Healthgrades.com上的泌尿科医生评分进行了分析。评分样本来自美国4个地理区域，重点关注3种执业类型（大型和小型私人执业、学术型）和7个泌尿科亚专业。进行统计分析以评估亚组评分之间的差异。对954名平均年龄为53（±10）岁的泌尿科医生的数据进行了分析。泌尿科医生的总体评分中位数为4.0[3.4 - 4.7]。与其他执业环境或亚专业相比，学术型执业类型或机器人/肿瘤学亚专业的医生评分在统计学上显著更高（<0.001）。执业类型、专业、地区和性别之间的所有其他比较均未显示出统计学上的显著差异。在我们对泌尿科医生在线评分的研究中，机器人/肿瘤学亚专业和学术型执业环境与更高的总体评分相关。需要进一步研究以评估这种差异背后的原因。
