Likelihood of ordering physical restraints: Influence of physician characteristics

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1272-1278

  Sandhu, Satinderpal K ^a   Mion, Lorraine C ^b   Khan, Rabia Halim ^c,d   Ludwick, Ruth ^e   Claridge, Jeffrey ^a,f   Pile, James C ^a,f   Harrington, Michael ^a,f   Winchell, Janice ^e   Dietrich, Mary S ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c affiliation with Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^d Hope Hospice and Community Services   (United States)

^e KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

medical decision making; physical restraints; risk perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ORDER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRY; RESIDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIALIZATION; SURGERY; VIGNETTE;

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; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954342197     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02950.x     Document Type: Article

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