| Title |
Learning curves, taking instructions, and patient safety: using a theoretical domains framework in an interview study to investigate prescribing errors among trainee doctors
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| Published in |
Implementation Science, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1748-5908-7-86 |
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| Authors |
Eilidh M Duncan, Jill J Francis, Marie Johnston, Peter Davey, Simon Maxwell, Gerard A McKay, James McLay, Sarah Ross, Cristín Ryan, David J Webb, Christine Bond |
| Abstract |
Prescribing errors are a major source of morbidity and mortality and represent a significant patient safety concern. Evidence suggests that trainee doctors are responsible for most prescribing errors. Understanding the factors that influence prescribing behavior may lead to effective interventions to reduce errors. Existing investigations of prescribing errors have been based on Human Error Theory but not on other relevant behavioral theories. The aim of this study was to apply a broad theory-based approach using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to investigate prescribing in the hospital context among a sample of trainee doctors. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 222 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 42 | 18% |
| Researcher | 37 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 34 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 10% |
| Other | 13 | 6% |
| Other | 39 | 17% |
| Unknown | 41 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 74 | 32% |
| Psychology | 31 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 32 | 14% |
| Unknown | 51 | 22% |
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