Patient education and the impact of new medical research

Authors

Joseph Price, Brigham Young University - UtahFollow
Kosali Simon, Cornell University

Keywords

education, Medical research

Abstract

We examine the impact that medical research published in peer-reviewed journals has on the practice of medicine. We exploit the release of a recent New England Journal of Medicine article which demonstrated that the risks of attempting a vaginal birth after having a previous C-section birth (VBAC) were higher than previously thought. We find that immediately following this article, the national VBAC rate dropped by 16% and this change was largest among more educated mothers, particularly those with a graduate degree.

Original Publication Citation

Price, Joseph and Kosali Simon. “Education and the Response to Medical Research” (with Kosali Simon), Journal of Health Economics, 28(6): 1166–1174, 2009

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Price, Joseph and Simon, Kosali, "Patient education and the impact of new medical research" (2009). Faculty Publications. 7188.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7188

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2009

Publisher

Elsevier

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Economics

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

Copyright Status

© 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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