Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 881-888 , May 2005

Primary Care Practitioners’ Understanding of Physiatric Practice: Effects on Intention to Refer

  • Cristin McKenna, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
    • Center for Rehabilitation, Wilmington Hospital, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE.
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  • Neil J. Farber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
    • Center for Rehabilitation, Wilmington Hospital, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Neil J. Farber, MD, General Internal Medicine Faculty, Dept of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, 501 W 14th St, Rm 5236, Wilmington, DE 19801.
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  • Kelly S. Eschbach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
    • Center for Rehabilitation, Wilmington Hospital, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE.
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  • Virginia U. Collier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
    • Center for Rehabilitation, Wilmington Hospital, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE.

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    Referral decisions. The percentage of respondents who reported that they were likely to refer a hypothetical patient in a clinical vignette to a PM&R doctor. The vignettes are found in ;appendix 1 (que

    Referral decisions. The percentage of respondents who reported that they were likely to refer a hypothetical patient in a clinical vignette to a PM&R doctor. The vignettes are found in appendix 1 (questions 1–13). Referrals for the first 9 scenarios (from left to right) are considered appropriate referrals whereas the final 4 items shown are considered inappropriate. The inappropriate and appropriate referrals were interspersed in the actual survey; they are separated here for illustrative purposes. Abbreviations: CP, cerebral palsy; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; EMG, electromyography; OA, osteoarthritis; OT, occupational therapy, SCI, spinal cord injury; TBI, traumatic brain injury.

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    Skill-set responses. The percentage of respondents who believed that the skills shown are possessed by physiatrists. See skills list, appendix 1 (question 14). The first 7 skills from left to right ar

    Skill-set responses. The percentage of respondents who believed that the skills shown are possessed by physiatrists. See skills list, appendix 1 (question 14). The first 7 skills from left to right are well within the field of PM&R; the final 2 skills are not. The inappropriate and appropriate choices were interspersed in the actual survey; they are separated here for illustrative purposes.

 Supported by the Osler Fund of Christiana Care.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the author(s) or on any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(04)01392-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.09.014

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 881-888 , May 2005

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