Telephone medical care administered by internal medicine residents: Concerns of program directors and implications for residency training

被引:11
作者
Cykert, S
Flannery, MT
Huber, EC
Keyserling, T
Moses, GA
Elnicki, DM
Hannis, M
机构
[1] GREENSBORO AREA HLTH EDUC CTR,CHAPEL HILL,NC
[2] UNIV N CAROLINA,SCH MED,DEPT MED,CHAPEL HILL,NC 27515
关键词
telephone medicine; resident education; internal medicine;
D O I
10.1097/00000441-199709000-00009
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The objective of this study was to determine the need for telephone medicine curricula and to help define important content for internal medicine residencies using scales that measure program director attitudes toward telephone medicine. Data were collected by surveying all 416 program directors of accredited internal medicine residencies in the United States. We applied factor analysis to develop reliable attitudinal scales and employed regression models to identify predictors of these attitudes. Response rate was 60%. Formal training for telephone medicine was available in only 6% of programs. The factor analysis showed three attitudinal concepts; all described marked program director discomfort with aspects of resident telephone prescription. Predictors of improved program director comfort included more frequent documentation of resident telephone calls, chart availability, and clear definition of resident roles pertaining to telephone interactions with patients (P < 0.02 for all predictor variables). These results identify a need for telephone curricula and suggest components that might alleviate program director discomfort with resident telephone practices.
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页码:198 / 202
页数:5
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