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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/61409| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Feasibility of a snowball sampling survey to study active surveillance for thyroid microcarcinoma treatment among endocrinologists and surgeons of Brazil |
| Other Titles: | Viabilidade de uma pesquisa por amostragem em bola de neve para estudar a vigilância ativa do tratamento do microcarcinoma de tireoide entre endocrinologistas e cirurgiões do Brasil |
| Authors: | Isabela Matos da Silva Taísa Quécia da Silva Nogueira Deborah Nogueira Couto Paula Cristina Tanajura Meira Lima Natália Sampaio Carvalho Bonfim Izadora Gomes Veiga de Sousa Ana Clara Tosta Telles Fábio Hecht Nina Ramalho Alkmim Gustavo Cancela e Penna Carolina Ferraz Eduardo Tomimori Helton Estrela Ramos |
| Abstract: | Objectives: This study aims to investigate if a sampling method using virtual networks is feasible to survey AS adoption among this ‘‘hard-to-reach’’ population of Brazilian doctors. Methods: An online piloted 11-point structured survey questionnaire (designed using Googleforms®) probed the actual treatment patterns for adult patients with PTMCs, including treatment decision-making nonoperative options, was undertaken between 10 November and 30 November 2020. Participants were reached by the mobile phone Application (APP) and a snowball sampling strategy was used to recruit a total of 4783 members (maximum number of potential reach), which is the total of doctors of the all 21 social media WhatsApp® groups. Results: From a total of 4783 members (maximum number of potential reach), there were 657 (13.7%) doctors (actual reach) who clicked the web link of the questionnaire, out of whom 512 (10.7%) fully completed the online survey. Among the survey respondents, 361 were endocrinologists (70.5%) and 151 were surgeons (29.5%). Overall, for low-risk PTMCs in an elderly patient, 118 responders (23%) recommend AS, while 390 (76%) recommend immediate surgery as the management, including lobectomy (18.5%) and Total Thyroidectomy (58.2%). The present responders tended to recommend surgery for PTMCs that were located adjacent to the dorsal surface of the thyroid, were multiple, or raised the size during the follow-up. Conclusion: Using snowball sampling strategy as an innovative route to conduct surveys was feasible and applicable but the rate of response was still very low. Our data also suggests the need to investigate if AS is embraced by Brazilian doctors. |
| Subject: | Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide Conduta Expectante Endocrinologistas |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | MED - DEPARTAMENTO DE CLÍNICA MÉDICA |
| Rights: | Acesso Aberto |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2022.01.005 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/61409 |
| Issue Date: | 2022 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869422000064?via%3Dihub |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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