OP220 What Factors Do Clinicians Value Most In Selecting Physician Preference Items? A Survey Among Italian Orthopaedists

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (S1) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Author(s):  
Patrizio Armeni ◽  
Michela Meregaglia ◽  
Ludovica Borsoi ◽  
Giuditta Callea ◽  
Aleksandra Torbica
Keyword(s):  
Logit Model ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Clinical Evidence ◽  
Knee Prosthesis ◽  
Sales Representative ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Specific Product ◽  
Good Relationship ◽  
Quality Of Products

IntroductionPhysician preference items (PPIs) are high-cost medical devices on which clinicians express firm preferences with respect to a particular manufacturer and a specific product. The aim of this research is to understand what are the most important factors, as well as their relative importance, in the choice of new PPIs (that is, hip or knee prosthesis) adoption on behalf of orthopaedic clinicians in Italy.MethodsBased on a literature review and clinical experts’ opinions, we identified a number of key factors (for example, health technology assessment (HTA) recommendation) and their corresponding levels (for example positive HTA recommendation). We administered an online survey to hospital orthopaedists using two experimental techniques for preference elicitation (that is, discrete choice experiment (DCE) and case 1 best-worst scaling (BWS)). BWS data were analysed through descriptive statistics (that is, best-minus-worst score) and conditional logit model. A mixed logit model was applied to DCE data, and a willingness-to-pay (WTP) was estimated. All analyses were conducted using Stata 16.ResultsA total of ninety orthopaedists (95% male; mean age: 52.8 years) were enrolled in the survey. In BWS, the most important factor was ‘clinical evidence’, followed by ‘quality of products’, ‘HTA recommendations’ and ‘previous experience’, while the least important was ‘cost’. DCE results suggested that orthopaedists prefer high-quality products with robust clinical evidence, positive HTA recommendation and affordable cost, and for which clinicians have a consolidated experience of use and a good relationship with the sales representative. The WTP for a high-quality product was estimated at EUR1,733, and for a good relationship at EUR2,843.ConclusionsThis is the first study aimed at analysing the multidimensionality of clinician's decision-making process in selecting new PPIs in orthopaedics in Italy. Despite the quality of products being declared as one of the most important dimensions in BWS, when other factors populate a hypothetical DCE scenario, physicians are not willing to accept quality at any cost (for example, high quality and very bad support from the producer or with uncertain clinical evidence).

Sexual life during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Delcea
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Virus Transmission ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Good Relationship ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Strongly Connected ◽  
Health Organization

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread rapidly around the world leading to massive changes in various areas. World Health Organization (WHO) has declared this disease a global pandemic in March 2020 causing a range of restrictions and global lockdown. Sexual behaviors have suffered change because of the virus transmission and governmental regulations for people to stay inside their homes. This paper addresses the quality of sexual life during lockdown in Romanian population. We discuss results from an online survey of 395 adults who were asked about their intimate lives, in terms of pornography consumption, solo masturbation and sexual intercourse. We also collected data regarding variables of a good relationship in order to see wether they have an influence over sexual life. We found that a good relationship is strongly connected to quality of sexual life. Our results also show that many people have solo masturbated (72,2%) and have consumed pornography materials (56,5%). Key words: sexual life, COVID-19, sexual behavior.

scholarly journals Quality characteristics of spatial furniture

2009 ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dusan Skakic ◽  
Igor Dzincic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Quality Characteristics ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Production Economy ◽  
Production Practice ◽  
Basic Quality ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Quality Production

The quality of products represents one of the key aims of any modern organized production. In the production practice, it is essential to establish the optimal relationship between quality, production economy and delivery deadlines. Furniture quality is evaluated by three levels and they are: basic quality, high quality and especially high quality. The results presented in this paper are based on the sample measurements of chairs and tables during 2007 and 2008 at the Institute for Furniture Quality Control.

scholarly journals Directions for Improving the Quality of Products of PJSC «Beer and Non-Alcoholic Plant «Radomyshl»

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (513) ◽  
pp. 197-203
Author(s):  
O. I. Garafonova ◽  
◽  
I. F. Nechai ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Product Quality ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Business Organization ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The World ◽  
Developing Directions ◽  
Quality Of Products

In the world, product quality has long been one of the major instruments for ensuring the economic development of companies. Achieving high quality parameters, in turn, is an important part of the economic strategy of any success-oriented business organization. The article is aimed at developing directions for improving products of PJSC «Beer and Non-Alcoholic Plant «Radomyshl». The object of the research is the quality of beer produced by PJSC «Beer and Non-Alcoholic Plant «Radomyshl». The assessment of the quality level of the selected product in accordance with the requirements of DSTU 3888:2015 was carried out using the following groups of indicators: microbiological, organoleptic and physic-chemical. The process of assessing the product quality parameters is presented, which consists of seven consecutive stages and is carried out throughout the product life cycle. The factors under the influence of which the quality of products are formed and which may cause deviation from the specified quality parameters are analyzed and structured. The defects that appear due to these factors have been identified. The basis for improving the quality of products is primarily a thorough study of changes in demand for the business organization products. Three groups of measures are singled out, with the help of which one can achieve the desired level of product quality, namely: technological, organizational and socio-economic. A complex of priority measures to improve the quality of products of PJSC «Beer and Non-Alcoholic Plant «Radomyshl» is proposed. The element of scientific novelty is the development of an algorithm for the implementation of measures to improve the quality of products. During the implementation of measures to improve the quality, it is necessary to carry out systematic monitoring and generate reports on the implementation of the project in order to make possible an adjustment of the final result.

scholarly journals Consumers’ Implicit and Explicit Recall, Understanding and Perceptions of Products with Nutrition-Related Messages: An Online Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8213
Author(s):  
Beatriz Franco-Arellano ◽  
Lana Vanderlee ◽  
Mavra Ahmed ◽  
Angela Oh ◽  
Mary R. L’Abbé
Keyword(s):  
Factorial Design ◽  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Likert Scales ◽  
Explicit Recall ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

This study aimed to assess consumers’ implicit and explicit recall, understanding and perceptions of products with a nutrition claim and a symbol depicting ‘health,’ and to determine whether these perceptions differed among Nutrition Facts table (NFt) users vs. nonusers. In an online survey, participants (n = 1997) were randomized to one of eight conditions in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design, consisting of a label with a claim (present/absent) a heart-shaped symbol depicting ‘health’ (present/absent) for a healthier or less healthy soup. Participants were shown a label for 10 s and asked whether they recalled seeing a claim. If participants answered yes, they were then asked to describe their response using open-ended questions. Participants also rated the product’s perceived nutritional quality and purchase intentions using seven-point Likert scales. In the claim condition, most participants (75%) were able to recall the presence of a claim, while 12% incorrectly mentioned the presence of a claim when there was none. Claims likely attracted consumers’ attention and increased perceived nutritional quality, although with limited influence among NFt users (23%). The symbol depicting ‘health’ did not enhance perceived nutritional quality or purchase intentions. Although most participants (77%) made their decisions implicitly using the front of labels, those who used the NFt had a better understanding of the nutritional quality of products.

scholarly journals Kaizen as a Method of Management Improvement in Small Production Companies

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Kamińska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Inexpensive Method ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Position ◽  
Small Production ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Management Improvement

Abstract„Quality is not everything but everything is nothing without quality”. The famous quotation from K. Ishikawa brings to our attention the fact that nowadays quality is one of strategic concepts from the point of view of functioning of companies, especially production-oriented ones. The lack of quality often eliminates a product from the basket of potential further choices. That means that quality is a prerequisite in the contemporary, highly competitive and saturated market. In order to ensure quality, enterprises introduce various concepts and methods to support quality management. They include, among others, the kaizen philosophy, which allows to minimize unnecessary actions (losses). It is especially recommended to small firms as an inexpensive method assuring high quality of products because they are constantly improved, which, in turn, guarantees maintaining a high position among competitors. This article aims to introduce the concept of kaizen by describing how it works and considering whether it can be successful in Polish companies.

Research and Development of High-Quality Mechanical Engineering Products

2013 ◽  
Vol 329 ◽  
pp. 503-506
Author(s):  
Zhe Wen ◽  
Qian Dong
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
High Tech ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Quality Of Products

Computer is high-tech equipment in the age of information, and has been widely applied in all industries by relying on its sharing, universality, intelligence and other characteristics. Seen from the structural composition, software and hardware are two core components of computer, and play a decisive role in the quality of computer and its system in the actual work. Software development is a process for building up software system or software of system according to the needs of users; in high-quality software research and development, multiple aspects such as market research, demand analysis, structure design and model debugging are involved, and the quality of products can be ensured only if each operation link is strictly controlled.

scholarly journals Integrated Quality-Based Production-Distribution Planning in Two-Echelon Supply Chains

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Husein Pasha ◽  
Isa Nakhai Kamalabadi ◽  
Alireza Eydi
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Integer ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Swarm Optimization ◽  
Integrated Production ◽  
Quality Degradation ◽  
Production Distribution ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Over Time

The integrated production-distribution (P-D) planning has turned into one of the most essential areas in supply chain (SC) management in recent years, especially in the case of perishable products in which the quality of products can change over time. Nonetheless, so far, the suggested models have focused on the P-D stages of the chain while the delivery of high-quality products to customers is of paramount significance in the perishable SC. In the present paper, a multiobjective, mixed-integer, and nonlinear programming (MOMINLP) mathematical model was developed for integrated P-D deteriorating items in a two-echelon SC that emphasizes quality degradation. Quality is monitored and calculated as a function of temperature and time throughout the SC, and the main purpose of the model is to first increase the quality of products delivered to customers and, second, minimize the SC costs. To optimize the problem, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) approach was also incorporated into the model. The obtained model was applied to a case study in Protein Gostar Sina Company in Iran, which resulted in decreased P-D costs as well as increased customer satisfaction.

scholarly journals The culture of scientific research

F1000Research ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Joynson ◽  
Ottoline Leyser
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Nuffield Council ◽  
The World ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Quality Of Research

In 2014, the UK-based Nuffield Council on Bioethics carried out a series of engagement activities, including an online survey to which 970 people responded, and 15 discussion events at universities around the UK to explore the culture of research in the UK and its effect on ethical conduct in science and the quality of research. The findings of the project were published in December 2014 and the main points are summarised here. We found that scientists are motivated in their work to find out more about the world and to benefit society, and that they believe collaboration, multidisciplinarity, openness and creativity are important for the production of high quality science. However, in some cases, our findings suggest, the culture of research in higher education institutions does not support or encourage these goals or activities. For example, high levels of competition and perceptions about how scientists are assessed for jobs and funding are reportedly contributing to a loss of creativity in science, less collaboration and poor research practices. The project led to suggestions for action for funding bodies, research institutions, publishers and editors, professional bodies and individual researchers.

scholarly journals Comparison of approval procedures for medical devices in Europe and the USA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 605-608
Author(s):  
Marcel Vila Wagner ◽  
Thomas Schanze
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Us Government ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Global Harmonization

AbstractImportant achievements such as the discovery of penicillin increased life expectancy in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the influence of technical equipment and biomedical research led to a further leap in life expectancy. The use of computer devices with sophisticated software also improved the quality of life. This is linked to the fact that all these achievements have now led to the emergence of one of the largest import and export markets in the USA, alongside the european union (EU), which is an association of European states. In order to guarantee a uniform quality of this abundance of different products and therapies, there are worldwide corresponding regulations, to which all manufacturers must adhere. The entry into force of these regulations, with the associated approval and testing obligations for each individual medical device, ensures that a consistently high quality of products is used on patients. Of course, high quality as well as high functionality and safety levels of medical products are a must. However, the implementation of these regulations is realized differently in the various markets, as there is no global harmonization. This work focuses on approval procedures for medical devices in Europe (EU) and the USA and compares significant differences in the approval procedures, which are shown as a graphical comparison. An example is an approval of medical devices by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is an US government agency. In Europe (EU) there is a manufacturer’s declaration of conformity for the approval.

Ecologization of Agroindustrial Production: Organizational and Economic Transformations

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 622
Author(s):  
Irina FROLOVA ◽  
Olga VORONKOVA ◽  
Dina ISLAMUTDINOVА ◽  
Olga GORDEYEVA ◽  
Inna FEDULOVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Agriculture ◽  
Import Substitution ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Food Markets ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
Quality Of Products

The increase in the production of agricultural products and food supplies in excess of regulatory needs and the provision of food safety in Russia led to the expansion of the export of agricultural products and the change in the course of the development of the agro-industrial complex from import substitution to export-oriented production. However, the entry to world food markets requires high quality of products from manufacturers and its certification in accordance with world standards. The article presents the organizational and economic transformations towards the greening of agro-industrial production, namely, the use of the resource potential, the involvement of Russian manufacturers in the production of environmentally friendly products and the development of organic agriculture; the mechanisms for solving the set problems are substantiated.

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