Clínica de Olhos Norte do Paraná - Londrina (PR), Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education Development Center - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2024 May 20;70(5):e20231317. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20231317. eCollection 2024.
The objective of this study was to investigate the newly graduated physicians' attitudes and perceptions regarding the medical relationship with the pharmaceutical industry and identify the sociodemographic patterns related to such thinking.
A structured questionnaire was administered to 4,601 participants selected from a pool of 16,323 physicians who were registered with one of the 27 Regional Medical Councils of Brazil in 2015. Answers were analyzed using two stratification variables: type of medical school (public vs. private) and the sex of the respondents.
Out of the participants, 61.8% believed that industry funding could support medical conferences and education, and 48.4% felt that small gifts and conference travel funding were acceptable. Conversely, 64.7% disagreed with industry-sponsored social events. Views on whether pharmaceutical representatives' visits influenced prescriptions were divided. Statistically significant differences were observed between genders and medical school types, with men and private school graduates being more accepting of certain industry interactions.
The study highlights the nuanced attitudes of new doctors toward industry relationships, indicating the need for clearer ethical guidelines and education in medical schools to align practice with evolving societal values.
本研究旨在调查新毕业医生对与制药行业的医疗关系的态度和看法，并确定与这种思维相关的社会人口统计学模式。
2015 年，对从巴西 27 个地区医疗委员会登记的 16323 名医生中抽取的 4601 名参与者进行了一项结构化问卷调查。分析回答时使用了两个分层变量：医学院类型（公立与私立）和受访者的性别。
在参与者中，61.8%的人认为行业资金可以支持医学会议和教育，48.4%的人认为小礼物和会议旅行资金是可以接受的。相反，64.7%的人不同意行业赞助的社交活动。对于制药代表的访问是否会影响处方的看法存在分歧。性别和医学院类型之间存在显著差异，男性和私立学校毕业生更倾向于接受某些行业互动。
本研究强调了新医生对行业关系的细微态度，表明需要在医学院中制定更明确的道德准则和教育，以使其与不断变化的社会价值观保持一致。
