From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada (JR, EAB, EL, RV); Parkwood Institute Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada (EAB, EL, RV); Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (PW); and Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (HD).
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Feb 1;101(2):191-195. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001873.
Conferences are important platforms for sharing research, but full-text publication is necessary for broader dissemination and impact. Few studies have examined the abstract-to-publication rate for physical medicine and rehabilitation. This study aimed to determine the abstract-to-publication rate of research abstracts presented from 2009-2018 at the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation annual scientific meetings. Using the official book of abstracts from 2009 to 2018, year of conference, abstract title, author names, and the affiliation/level of training of the first author were extracted. Systematic searches of abstract key words, authors' names, and the abstract title were performed using PubMed and Google Scholar to determine whether an abstract proceeded to full-text publication; if so, the date and journal of publication were extracted. Of the 524 total abstracts presented at the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from 2009 to 2018, 187 went on to full-text publication for an abstract-to-publication rate of 35.8%. The mean time to full-text publication was 23.4 ± 8.63 mos. The abstract-to-publication rate was 18.6% for medical students, 28.7% for residents, 41.1% for physical medicine and rehabilitation consultants, and 49.4% for nonphysician presenters. This study highlights that low abstract-to-publication rates for novel research presented at the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation disproportionately affects trainees. Further research is needed to identify and remedy barriers to publication.
会议是分享研究成果的重要平台，但要广泛传播和产生影响，全文发表是必要的。很少有研究调查过物理医学与康复领域的摘要到出版物的比率。本研究旨在确定加拿大物理医学与康复协会年会自 2009 年至 2018 年期间提交的研究摘要的摘要到出版物的比率。使用 2009 年至 2018 年的官方摘要集，提取会议年份、摘要标题、作者姓名以及第一作者的隶属关系/培训水平。使用 PubMed 和 Google Scholar 对摘要关键字、作者姓名和摘要标题进行系统搜索，以确定摘要是否进行了全文发表；如果是，则提取发表日期和期刊。在 2009 年至 2018 年期间，在加拿大物理医学与康复协会年会上共提交了 524 篇摘要，其中 187 篇摘要进行了全文发表，摘要到出版物的比率为 35.8%。全文发表的平均时间为 23.4±8.63 个月。医学生的摘要到出版物的比率为 18.6%，住院医师为 28.7%，物理医学与康复顾问为 41.1%，非医师演讲者为 49.4%。本研究表明，在加拿大物理医学与康复协会年会上提交的新颖研究的低摘要到出版物比率不成比例地影响了受训者。需要进一步研究以确定和解决出版障碍。
