Pubication Practice Survey by YEHS

Publication Practice Survey 2022

Dear Colleague,

This short survey reviews publication practice among young hand surgeons. We would like to get to know which resources are available for you, but also which obstacles you face.

This information will allow us to understand how you are prepared for this part of your job and what you would need to improve your publication practice.

We are interested in how you obtain information about Hand Surgery, irrespective of you are a an Orthopaedic Surgeon, a Plastic Surgeon or a Hand Surgeon.

Your participation is, and will remain, completely anonymous, but we would be grateful if you could fill in the following demographics about yourself.

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* 1. Which age group do you belong to?

20-24

25-29

30-34

35 or above

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* 2. Your gender

Male

Female

Do not want to answer

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* 3. Your country of training

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* 4. Length of hand surgery training

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* 5. What is your specialty? , , , Other

Orthopaedic Surgery

Plastic Surgery

Hand Surgery

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* 6. Your training department is

University hospital

Academic teaching hospital

Non-academic peripheral hospital

Private clinic

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How big is your training department? How many consultants, how many residents are in your department?

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* 8. Have you had your training in a ...

Public university

Private university

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Have you had your residency in a university hospital?

Yes

Partially

The whole time

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* 10. Did you learn how to set up a study?

Yes

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* 11. If yes, when?

During medical studies at the university

During my residency

After my residency

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* 12. If yes, how?

By self-study

With extra curricular courses paid by myself

With extra curricular courses supplied/paid by my university

With extra curricular courses supplied/paid by my hospital

With obliged courses paid by myself

With obliged courses paid by my university/department

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Did you learn how to write a paper?

Yes

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* 14. If yes, when?

During medical studies at the university

During my residency

After my residency

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* 15. If yes, how?

Only by self-study

With extra curricular courses paid by myself

With extra curricular courses supplied/paid by my university

With extra curricular courses supplied/paid by my hospital

With obliged courses paid by myself

With obliged courses paid by my university/department

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Did you get training in methodology and statistics with regards to publishing?

Yes

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* 17. If yes, when?

During medical studies at the university

During my residency

After my residency

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* 18. If yes, how?

Only by self-study

With extra curricular courses paid by myself

With extra curricular courses supplied/paid by my university

With extra curricular courses supplied/paid by my hospital

With obliged courses paid by myself

With obliged courses paid by my university/department

Other (please specify)

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* 19. CURRENT JOB/TRAINING

Are you working in a university hospital?

Yes

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* 20. Do you have any academic degree?

Yes

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* 21. If yes, which one?

M.D.

P.h.D.

Other (please specify)

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* 22. Did you have a paid contract as researcher before being a resident?

Yes

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* 23. Do you momentarily have a contract as researcher while being a resident?

Yes

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* 24. If you publish or published, did you receive payments (either direct payment as salary or bonus, as indirect payment as paid working time) for this?

No, I have never received payments for publishing

I have received payments for some publications, but not for all

I have been paid for all publications

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* 25. Do you have to publish to be able to apply for your national exam or to complete your training/residency?

Yes

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* 26. Do you have to publish for your department, i.e. are you expected to do so?

Yes, but it is not mandatory

Yes it is mandatory

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* 27. RESOURCES
Do you have a dedicated workplace in your department?

Yes, but with minimal/ basic equipment

Yes, well-stocked

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* 28. Are medical journals accessible for free (at least a reasonable number of journals from your specialty)?

Yes

I do not know

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* 29. Can you access medical journals also from home?

Yes

I do not know

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* 30. Is there methodological and statistical advice and help available?

Yes, paid by myself

Yes, paid by my university

Yes, paid by my hospital

Yes, free of charge all the time

I do not know

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* 31. Is there a laboratory in your hospital/university where they can run study experiments?

Yes

I do now know

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* 32. Do you get any financial help from a sponsor or company for your publications?

Yes

Depends on the study

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* 33. Is it easy to put in a research request to the ethical commission (apart from costs)?

Yes

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* 34. If no, why?

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* 35. Have you found any obstacles to publish?

Yes

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* 36. If yes, which?

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* 37. What else would you need to do more research or publish?

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* 38. PRACTICE HABITS
When do you work on publications?

During my private time

During working hours

Both

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* 39. Is there any guidance on your research?

Chairman

Consultant

Senior colleague

Resident colleague

Other (please specify)

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* 40. Do you usually work in a team of researchers?

Yes

Yes, but each one of us has a specific role.

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* 41. If each of you have a specific role in the research group...

Do you publish as a team?

Do you publish individually?

Other (please specify)

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* 42. Do you plan any studies momentarily?

Yes

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* 43. Do you write any publications momentarily?

Yes

Pubication Practice Survey by YEHS

Publication Practice Survey 2022

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* 1. Which age group do you belong to?

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* 2. Your gender

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* 3. Your country of training

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* 4. Length of hand surgery training

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* 5. What is your specialty? , , , Other

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* 6. Your training department is

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* 7. How big is your training department? How many consultants, how many residents are in your department?

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* 8. Have you had your training in a ...

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* 9. Have you had your residency in a university hospital?

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* 10. Did you learn how to set up a study?

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* 11. If yes, when?

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* 12. If yes, how?

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* 13. Did you learn how to write a paper?

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* 14. If yes, when?

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* 15. If yes, how?

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* 16. Did you get training in methodology and statistics with regards to publishing?

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* 17. If yes, when?

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* 18. If yes, how?

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* 19. CURRENT JOB/TRAININGAre you working in a university hospital?

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* 20. Do you have any academic degree?

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* 21. If yes, which one?

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* 22. Did you have a paid contract as researcher before being a resident?

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* 23. Do you momentarily have a contract as researcher while being a resident?

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* 24. If you publish or published, did you receive payments (either direct payment as salary or bonus, as indirect payment as paid working time) for this?

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* 25. Do you have to publish to be able to apply for your national exam or to complete your training/residency?

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* 26. Do you have to publish for your department, i.e. are you expected to do so?

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* 27. RESOURCESDo you have a dedicated workplace in your department?

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* 28. Are medical journals accessible for free (at least a reasonable number of journals from your specialty)?

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* 29. Can you access medical journals also from home?

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* 30. Is there methodological and statistical advice and help available?

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* 31. Is there a laboratory in your hospital/university where they can run study experiments?

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* 32. Do you get any financial help from a sponsor or company for your publications?

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* 33. Is it easy to put in a research request to the ethical commission (apart from costs)?

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* 34. If no, why?

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* 35. Have you found any obstacles to publish?

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* 36. If yes, which?

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* 37. What else would you need to do more research or publish?

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* 38. PRACTICE HABITSWhen do you work on publications?

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* 39. Is there any guidance on your research?

* 19. CURRENT JOB/TRAINING

Are you working in a university hospital?

* 27. RESOURCES
Do you have a dedicated workplace in your department?

* 38. PRACTICE HABITS
When do you work on publications?