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| Title |
An ethnographic exploration of influences on prescribing in general practice: why is there variation in prescribing practices?
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| Published in |
Implementation Science, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1748-5908-8-72 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Aileen Grant, Frank Sullivan, Jon Dowell |
| Abstract |
Prescribing is a core activity for general practitioners, yet significant variation in the quality of prescribing has been reported. This suggests there may be room for improvement in the application of the current best research evidence. There has been substantial investment in technologies and interventions to address this issue, but effect sizes so far have been small to moderate. This suggests that prescribing is a decision-making process that is not sufficiently understood. By understanding more about prescribing processes and the implementation of research evidence, variation may more easily be understood and more effective interventions proposed. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| Australia | 1 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 119 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 4% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 111 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 27% |
| Researcher | 19 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 19 | 16% |
| Unknown | 24 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 34% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 12 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 13% |
| Unknown | 24 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 July 2013.
All research outputs
#6,122,379
of 22,712,476 outputs
Outputs from Implementation Science
#1,059
of 1,721 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#51,855
of 196,836 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Implementation Science
#19
of 35 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 22,712,476 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 72nd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 1,721 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.7. This one is in the 37th percentile – i.e., 37% of its peers scored the same or lower than it.
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