School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, USA.
J Cancer Policy. 2022 Jun;32:100329. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2022.100329. Epub 2022 Mar 12.
To systematically appraise the content within oncology podcasts and the individuals who speak on them.
A cross-sectional study.
We obtained a list of 33 current podcasts with substantial oncologic content through queries of predetermined search terms on the Apple Podcast Platform.
98 oncology-related podcast episodes.
The perceived attitude of the episode with predetermined categories including "Neutral," "Favorable," or "Negative," the number of conflicts of interest verbally disclosed by individuals featured on oncology podcasts, and the prevalence of general payments among featured physicians.
Among 33 oncology podcasts, the median number of episodes was 81 (IQR: 25-129). Ninety-seven percent (n = 32/33) of the podcasts included guests. The median episode run time was 26:50 min (IQR: 18:00 - 41:75). Among the 98 episodes assessed, 47% of episodes (n = 46/98) mentioned oncologic drugs, of which 57% (n = 26) had a neutral disposition, 37% (n = 17) had a favorable disposition and 7% (n = 3) were negative. Across 98 episodes, we identified 194 featured individuals, of which 65% (n = 126) had a medical degree (MD), and 85% (n = 107/126) of these physicians received at least one general payment. Further, 83% (n = 105/126) of physicians did not disclose payments.
Within oncology-related podcasts, the majority of conversations about oncologic drugs are perceived as either favorable or neutral, and a majority of individuals featured on podcasts do not disclose conflicts of interest, highlighting potential opportunities for improvement, including the need for standardization of financial conflict of interest disclosure.
系统评价肿瘤学播客中的内容以及在其中发言的个人。
横断面研究。
我们通过在 Apple Podcast 平台上查询预定搜索词获得了 33 个具有实质性肿瘤学内容的当前播客列表。
98 个肿瘤学相关播客节目。
根据预定类别（包括“中立”、“有利”或“不利”）感知到的每集态度、肿瘤学播客中出现的个人口头披露的利益冲突数量，以及特色医师中普遍支付的情况。
在 33 个肿瘤学播客中，每集节目的中位数为 81 集（IQR：25-129）。97%（n=32/33）的播客包括嘉宾。每集节目的平均运行时间为 26:50 分钟（IQR：18:00-41:75）。在所评估的 98 集节目中，47%（n=46/98）的节目提到了肿瘤药物，其中 57%（n=26）的节目态度中立，37%（n=17）的节目态度有利，7%（n=3）的节目态度不利。在 98 集节目中，我们共确定了 194 名特色个人，其中 65%（n=126）具有医学学位（MD），其中 85%（n=107/126）的医生至少收到过一次一般报酬。此外，83%（n=105/126）的医生未披露报酬。
在肿瘤学相关播客中，大多数关于肿瘤药物的讨论被认为是有利或中立的，并且大多数在播客中出现的个人都没有披露利益冲突，这突出了潜在的改进机会，包括需要标准化财务利益冲突披露。
