A Study on the practices of Physician Assistants : From a Physician''''s Perspective

• Main Authors: HSUEH, YUEH CHIH, 薛月枝
• Other Authors: CHEN, DUAN-RUNG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2000
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87485422081256655826

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 醫療機構管理研究所 === 88 === The purposes of this study are: 1) to understand physicians’ attitude of physician assistant practices. 2) to explore factors associated with physicians’ attitude. This questionnaire is self-administered and mailed to general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, general surgeons, neurosurgerists, orthopedic surgerists, urologists, gynecologists, obstetricians and pediatricians. The response rate is 13.9%. The statistical methods include descriptive analysis, bivariate analysis, and multivariate regression analysis. Important findings are as follows : 1. The physician assistants practice which most physician agree on include insert IV set, IV push, catheter tubes care, wounds care, inserting urethral catheters, preoperative and postoperative care, gathering of a data base during patient hospitalization, writing patient’s records under the supervision of attending physicians, and serving as assistants in the operating room. 2. Physician’s perspective of the role of the physician assistants include : 1) reducing recruitment costs which could benefit hospitals , 2) increasing the quality of patient care, 3) addressing problems of the overall shortage of residents.