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Intervening to Prevent Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making

NCT00856557 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 138

Last updated 2015-04-24

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Summary

This study assessed whether a medical education intervention improves the quality of medical decision making in the care of patients with complex psychosocial -- or contextual -- needs that are essential to address when planning their care. A group of internal medicine residents were randomly assigned to participate in the seminar and practicum and then they, along with a control group that had not participated, were assessed for the quality of their clinical decision making and its impact on patient care. The study also assessed whether contextualization of care is associated with better patient health care outcomes

Conditions

  • Psychosocial Circumstances

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Seminar and Practicum

A 4 hour seminar and practicum for internal medicine residents designed to provide a systematic approach to identifying contextual factors essential to planning patient care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Saul J. Weiner, MD · Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-10-31
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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