Junior doctors' perceptions of their self-efficacy in prescribing, their prescribing errors and the possible causes of errors

Cristín Ryan; Sarah Ross; Peter Davey; Eilidh M Duncan; Shona Fielding; Jill J Francis; Marie Johnston; Jean Ker; Amanda Jane Lee; Mary Joan Macleod; Simon Maxwell; Gerard McKay; James McLay; David J Webb; Christine Bond

doi:10.1111/bcp.12154

Junior doctors' perceptions of their self-efficacy in prescribing, their prescribing errors and the possible causes of errors

Cristín Ryan, Sarah Ross, Peter Davey, Eilidh M Duncan, Shona Fielding, Jill J Francis, Marie Johnston, Jean Ker, Amanda Jane Lee, Mary Joan Macleod, Simon Maxwell, Gerard McKay, James McLay, David J Webb, Christine Bond

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AIMS: Explore and compare junior doctors' perceptions of their self-efficacy in prescribing, their prescribing errors and the possible causes of those errors. METHODS: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was distributed to foundation doctors throughout Scotland, based on Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and Human Error Theory (HET). RESULTS: 548 questionnaires were completed (35.0% of the national cohort). F1s estimated a higher daytime error rate (median 6.7 (IQR 2-12.4)) than F2s (4.0 IQR (0-10) (p=0.002)), calculated based on the total number of medicines prescribed. The majority of self-reported errors (250; 49.2%) resulted from unintentional actions. Interruptions and pressure from other staff were commonly cited causes of errors. F1s were more likely to report insufficient prescribing skills as a potential cause of error than F2s (p= 0.002). The prescribers did not believe that the outcomes of their errors were serious. F2s reported higher self-efficacy scores than F1s in most aspects of prescribing (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	980-987
Number of pages	8
Journal	British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Volume	76
Issue number	6
Early online date	20 Nov 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.12154
Publication status	Published - Dec 2013

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junior doctors
prescribing errors
patient safety
causes
self-efficacy
social cognitive theory
human error theory

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Ryan, C., Ross, S., Davey, P., Duncan, E. M., Fielding, S., Francis, J. J., Johnston, M., Ker, J., Lee, A. J., Macleod, M. J., Maxwell, S., McKay, G., McLay, J., Webb, D. J., & Bond, C. (2013). Junior doctors' perceptions of their self-efficacy in prescribing, their prescribing errors and the possible causes of errors. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 76(6), 980-987. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.12154

Ryan, C, Ross, S, Davey, P, Duncan, EM, Fielding, S, Francis, JJ, Johnston, M, Ker, J, Lee, AJ , Macleod, MJ, Maxwell, S, McKay, G, McLay, J, Webb, DJ & Bond, C 2013, 'Junior doctors' perceptions of their self-efficacy in prescribing, their prescribing errors and the possible causes of errors', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 76, no. 6, pp. 980-987. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.12154

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