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How representative are members of expert panels?
1Health Services Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
Quality Assurance in Health Care : the Official Journal of the International Society for Quality Assurance in Health Care
|January 1, 1991
Summary
Consultants participating in expert panels are similar to non-participants in most characteristics. However, those in district general hospitals are more likely to join than those in teaching hospitals.
Area of Science:
- Medical research methodology
- Healthcare professional engagement
Background:
- Expert panels are crucial for medical advancements and policy.
- Understanding consultant participation bias is vital for research validity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if consultants willing to join expert panels differ from non-participants.
- To identify characteristics influencing consultant participation in expert panels.
Main Methods:
- A comparative study of consultants in acute specialties within the North-east Thames Region.
- Analysis of routinely available data for participants versus non-participants.
Main Results:
- No significant differences found in years since qualification, specialty, sex, country of graduation, or higher degrees.
- Consultants in district general hospitals showed higher participation rates (37%) compared to teaching hospitals (26%).
Conclusions:
- Consultant demographics and qualifications do not appear to influence expert panel participation.
- Hospital type may affect participation, though potential data inaccuracies exist.