Plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists: determinant factors of public’s perceptions
INTRODUCTION: To assess the possible determinants that lead public to choose plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists. METHODS: General public members (n = 701) were asked to choose one or two specialists that they perceived to be an expert in 11 hand surgery-related scenarios. Bivar...
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| author | Rafael Denadai Kamila Christine Araujo Andre Silveira Pinho Hugo Samartine Junior Alex Denadai Cassio Eduardo Raposo-do-Amaral |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: To assess the possible determinants that lead public to choose plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists.
METHODS: General public members (n = 701) were asked to choose one or two specialists that they perceived to be an expert in 11 hand surgery-related scenarios. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were applied to assess the possible determinants (socio-demographic data, source of reported information, and previous plastic surgery contact) of public choice of plastic surgeons as experts in the hand surgery-related scenarios.
RESULTS: A significantly (all p < 0.05) poor understanding of the role of plastic surgeons was seen in infectious hand injury, hand tumor, hand fracture, hand tendon injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis deformity, and dupuytren contracture. Age was a significant (all p < 0.05) determinant of plastic surgeon as a response pattern.
CONCLUSION: Participants' age was a determinant of public choose plastic surgeons as experts in hand surgery area. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ccaf412ab5994889846bef8aa74986ec2025-08-20T03:58:54ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica1983-51752177-12352017-03-01320110911510.5935/2177-1235.2017RBCP0015Plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists: determinant factors of public’s perceptionsRafael Denadai0Kamila Christine Araujo1Andre Silveira Pinho2Hugo Samartine Junior3Alex Denadai4Cassio Eduardo Raposo-do-Amaral5Instituto de Cirurgia Plástica Craniofacial, Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, SP, BrazilInstituto de Cirurgia Plástica Craniofacial, Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, SP, BrazilInstituto de Cirurgia Plástica Craniofacial, Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, SP, BrazilInstituto de Cirurgia Plástica Craniofacial, Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, SP, BrazilInstituto de Cirurgia Plástica Craniofacial, Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, SP, BrazilInstituto de Cirurgia Plástica Craniofacial, Hospital SOBRAPAR, Campinas, SP, BrazilINTRODUCTION: To assess the possible determinants that lead public to choose plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists. METHODS: General public members (n = 701) were asked to choose one or two specialists that they perceived to be an expert in 11 hand surgery-related scenarios. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were applied to assess the possible determinants (socio-demographic data, source of reported information, and previous plastic surgery contact) of public choice of plastic surgeons as experts in the hand surgery-related scenarios. RESULTS: A significantly (all p < 0.05) poor understanding of the role of plastic surgeons was seen in infectious hand injury, hand tumor, hand fracture, hand tendon injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis deformity, and dupuytren contracture. Age was a significant (all p < 0.05) determinant of plastic surgeon as a response pattern. CONCLUSION: Participants' age was a determinant of public choose plastic surgeons as experts in hand surgery area.http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1820/en_v32n1a15.pdfbrazilsurgery plastichand/surgerysocial perception |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Denadai Kamila Christine Araujo Andre Silveira Pinho Hugo Samartine Junior Alex Denadai Cassio Eduardo Raposo-do-Amaral Plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists: determinant factors of public’s perceptions Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica brazil surgery plastic hand/surgery social perception |
| title | Plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists:
determinant factors of public’s perceptions |
| title_full | Plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists:
determinant factors of public’s perceptions |
| title_fullStr | Plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists:
determinant factors of public’s perceptions |
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determinant factors of public’s perceptions |
| title_short | Plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists:
determinant factors of public’s perceptions |
| title_sort | plastic surgeons as hand surgery specialists determinant factors of public s perceptions |
| topic | brazil surgery plastic hand/surgery social perception |
| url | http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1820/en_v32n1a15.pdf |
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