Self-Reported Rationing Behavior Among US Physicians: A National Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rationing is a controversial topic among US physicians. Understanding their attitudes and behaviors around rationing may be essential to a more open and sensible professional discourse on this important but controversial topic.

Objective

To describe rationing behavior and associated factors among US physicians.

Design

Survey mailed to US physicians in 2012 to evaluate self-reported rationing behavior and variables related to this behavior.

Setting

US physicians across a full spectrum of practice settings.

Participants

A total of 2541 respondents, representing 65.6 % of the original mailing list of 3872 US addresses.

Interventions

The study was a cross-sectional analysis of physician attitudes and self-reported behaviors, with neutral la

SUBMITTER: Sheeler RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5130942 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature