| Likelihood of ordering physical restraints: influence of physician characteristics. | |
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PMID: 20579168 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To determine physician knowledge regarding restraint regulations and effectiveness and effect of physician characteristics on likelihood of ordering restraints. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, factorial research survey. SETTING: Academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS: Interns in all specialties; residents in internal medicine, family practice, emergency medicine, psychiatry, and surgery; and attending faculty at an academic medical center. MEASUREMENTS: Survey of demographic, professional, and restraint knowledge items and for each of five distinct vignettes; physician ratings of probability of patient harm and likelihood of ordering restraints. For each, physicians rated probability of patient harm and likelihood of ordering restraint. RESULTS: One hundred eighty-nine of 246 (77%) surveys were returned. More than half (58%) were men; the median age was 30 (range 25-63), median years experience was 2 (range 0-33), and 60% were U.S. medical school graduates. Mean knowledge score was 68.4% (range 27-100%). Mean likelihood of ordering restraints ranged from 0.6 (not likely) to 9 (absolutely) (overall mean 3.9 +/- 2.2). Exploratory hierarchical regression on mean likelihood of ordering restraint (outcome) with independent variables of physician age and sex (Step 1), years experience and physician level (Step 2), specialization (Step 3), restraint knowledge (Step 4), and judgment of harm (Step 5) explained 31.9% of the variance (F=7.19, degrees of freedom 13,159, P<.001). Higher appraisal of harm (P<.001), less knowledge regarding restraint (P=.03), and male sex (P=.005) were unique indicators for the likelihood of ordering restraints. Psychiatry (P=.03) or internal medicine physicians (P=.05) were less likely to order restraints. CONCLUSION: Physician characteristics and lack of restraint knowledge are associated with likelihood of ordering restraints. Results will guide medical education initiatives to reduce restraint rates. |
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Satinderpal K Sandhu; Lorraine C Mion; Rabia Halim Khan; Ruth Ludwick; Jeffrey Claridge; James C Pile; Michael Harrington; Janice Winchell; Mary S Dietrich |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-06-23 |
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Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Volume: 58 ISSN: 1532-5415 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Geriatr Soc Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
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Created Date: 2010-07-23 Completed Date: 2010-09-14 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503062 Medline TA: J Am Geriatr Soc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1272-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Senior Health Wellness Center, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA. ssandhu@metrohealth.org |
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Adult Attitude of Health Personnel* Clinical Competence Cross-Sectional Studies Decision Making Female Health Care Surveys Humans Judgment Male Middle Aged Physician's Practice Patterns Physicians / psychology* Restraint, Physical* / adverse effects, instrumentation, utilization Treatment Outcome |
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