Clinicians' Perceptions of Behavioral Economic Strategies to Increase the Use of Lung-Protective Ventilation.

ABSTRACT: Rationale: Lung-protective ventilation (LPV) improves outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and has also shown benefits in patients without ARDS. Despite this evidence, LPV use remains low.Objectives: To understand clinicians' perceptions of using behavioral economic strategies to improve rates of LPV use.Methods: We conducted semistructured interviews of clinicians across seven intensive care units within a university health system. We purposefully sampled clinicians of different professional backgrounds and experience levels. Each interview included descriptions of three of five strategies grounded in behavioral economic theory designed to facilitate clinicians' use of LPV: 1) an order set autopopulated with LPV settings ("defaul

SUBMITTER: Mehta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6956828 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature