Gender and personalized profile information influence online ratings of Canadian academic ophthalmologists.

IF 3.3 4区 医学 Q1 OPHTHALMOLOGY
Mostafa Bondok, Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Stuti M Tanya, Gun Min Youn, Leonardo Lando, Albert Y Wu
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Abstract

Objective: To determine the characteristics associated with higher online ratings of academic ophthalmologists in Canada.

Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Methods: All ophthalmologists affiliated with Canadian ophthalmology departments were queried in March 2023 using WebMDs. Online ratings and physician profile details were extracted and descriptively analyzed using nonparametric tests with significance at p < 0.05. Subgroup analysis was conducted using ≥ 4-star rated profiles.

Results: Eight hundred and ninety-nine department faculty from 15 institutions were considered, and 660 ophthalmologists with active, rated profiles were included. A total of 27,823 online ratings with a median of 4.14 stars (out of 5) were observed. Most profiles were of men (74.1%). Women received lower overall ratings compared to men (median = 4.08 vs. 4.20; p = 0.021), and lower number of reviews (median = 23 vs. 34; p < 0.001). Most profiles included office addresses (87.9%), private practice affiliation (79.8%), and contact information (51.1%). There was a positive correlations between higher ratings and profiles that included biographies (rho = 0.13; p = 0.001), languages spoken (rho = 0.15; p < 0.001), educational background (rho = 0.13; p < 0.001), areas of expertise (rho = 0.10; p = 0.010), awards (rho = 0.12; p = 0.002), and among physicians indicating they accept new patients (rho = 0.15; p < 0.001) and accommodate virtual visits (rho = 0.09; p = 0.020).

Conclusions: Canadian ophthalmologists having certain personal information on their online profiles tended to have higher ratings, despite weak associations, possibly due to wider public outreach. Women had fewer and lower overall ratings compared to men. Further research about online ratings' influence on physician selection and physician career satisfaction is needed.

性别和个性化档案信息影响加拿大学术眼科医生的在线评分。
目的确定与加拿大学术眼科医生在线评分较高相关的特征:回顾性横断面研究:在 2023 年 3 月使用 WebMDs 查询了加拿大眼科部门的所有眼科医生。通过非参数检验提取并描述性分析了在线评分和医生档案详情,显著性检验 p < 0.05。使用≥4星评级的资料进行分组分析:研究考虑了来自 15 家机构的 899 名科室教师,并纳入了 660 名拥有活跃、评级档案的眼科医生。共观察到 27,823 次在线评分,中位数为 4.14 星(满分 5 分)。大多数个人资料都是男性(74.1%)。女性获得的总体评分低于男性(中位数 = 4.08 对 4.20;p = 0.021),评论数量也低于男性(中位数 = 23 对 34;p < 0.001)。大多数资料包括办公室地址(87.9%)、私人执业关系(79.8%)和联系信息(51.1%)。较高的评分与包括个人简历(rho = 0.13;p = 0.001)、所讲语言(rho = 0.15;p < 0.001)、教育背景(rho = 0.13;p < 0.001)、专业领域(rho = 0.10;p = 0.010)、奖项(rho = 0.12;p = 0.002),以及表示接受新患者(rho = 0.15;p < 0.001)和接受虚拟就诊(rho = 0.09;p = 0.020)的医生:加拿大眼科医生的在线个人资料中包含某些个人信息,尽管关联性较弱,但他们的评分往往较高,这可能是由于他们更广泛地向公众宣传所致。与男性相比,女性的总体评分较低。还需要进一步研究网上评分对医生选择和医生职业满意度的影响。
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审稿时长
38 days
期刊介绍: Official journal of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. The Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology (CJO) is the official journal of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society and is committed to timely publication of original, peer-reviewed ophthalmology and vision science articles.
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