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[What attitude do physicians have towards risk?]

I Hetlevik1, J Holmen

  • 1Ranheim Legesenter.

Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening : Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin, Ny Raekke
|June 10, 1994
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Physicians often misinterpret medical research findings presented as relative risk reduction versus absolute risk reduction. This presentation bias may affect hypertension treatment decisions in general practice.

Area of Science:

  • Medical research and clinical decision-making.
  • Evidence-based practice in general medicine.

Context:

  • Medical research results are crucial for physicians to understand risk reduction strategies.
  • Traditionally, findings are communicated using relative risk reduction (RRR).
  • However, absolute risk reduction (ARR) is more pertinent for individual patient treatment decisions.

Purpose:

  • To investigate how general practitioners interpret and evaluate hypertension treatment results when presented differently.
  • To assess the impact of risk reduction presentation format (RRR vs. ARR) on physician perception.

Summary:

  • 91 Norwegian general practitioners (GPs) were surveyed after a hypertension symposium.
  • GPs perceived results stated as RRR more favorably than identical results presented as ARR.

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  • This suggests a potential bias in how risk information influences clinical judgment.

    • Impact:

    • The way medical research is presented can significantly influence physician interpretation and treatment decisions.
    • This finding highlights a critical communication challenge in evidence-based medicine.
    • Understanding this bias is essential for improving the effective application of medical research in primary care settings.