Normal Values Survey

The survey below is an anonymous sampling of EMGers work habits and how they use normal values to interpret their findings. This survey is completely anonymous, we will not ask for your name, affiliation, or country.

It should take you less than 5 minutes to complete!

The Normal Values I use are: *

100% my own

100% someone else's

A mixture of my own and someone else’s as follows (answers below must add up to 100%):

The approximate percentage of normals values I use that are mine is: *

The approximate percentage of normals values I use that are someone else's is: *

My feeling about collecting my own normal values can be somewhat described below: *

I feel that collecting my own normal values would take too long to do and even if I did, it would not significantly improve the way I do things

I feel that collecting my own normal values would take too long but if I am able to do it, it would significantly improve the way I do things

Approximate number of EMGs I perform a month is about: *

When interpreting a study: *

I always remember normal values from memory and don’t need to look at a table or spreadsheet of normal vlaues

I always look at a table or spreadsheet of normal values

I remember some normal values from memory but look at others from a table or spreadsheet (answers below must add up to 100%):

Approximate % of times I interpret results from memory *

Approximate % of times I do by looking at a table or spreadsheet of normal vlaues
*

The Normal Values I use (whether mine or someone else’s) are: *

Generally not broken down by age or sex

Generally broken down by age and/or sex

The approximate percentage of normals values I use that are broken down by age is: *

The approximate percentage of normals values I use that are broken down by sex is: *

The approximate percentage of normals values I use that are broken down by age and sex is: *

EMGers Training

In a randomly chosen sample of 100 EMGers (none of whom you know or work with), how many would you guess would be classified as well trained; how many as OK trained; and how many as "could probably use more traning". Please try to be objective and impartial in your answer, your name will not be used and these are not people you know or work with (answers below must add up to 100%):

The approximate percentage of EMGers that would be my guess are well trained *

The approximate percentage of EMGers that would be my guess are OK trained *

The approximate percentage of EMGers that would be my guess could probably use more training
*

Clinical Versus Algorithm

If I have access to a good algorithm to compare my study data to normal values and analyze my results to help me with the findings, I would: *

Trust it completely

Trust it somewhat

I would not trust it. I feel that clinical judgment is far superior to an algorithm

Estimated Percent of "Normal" studies

Of the last 100 neurography (nerve conduction) studies you performed, can you estimate the percentage that you reported as "normal"? Meaning that when you compared the study results to the normal or reference values you use, they all fell within your accepted normal limits. *

The age group below describes me best. I am between: *

20-39 years old

40-59 years old

60 years and above

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