94 Chapter 4 Supplement 7: Factors associated with emergency physician’s needs for education on the transition and follow-up of older adults, multivariate linear regression analysis Independent variable Beta Std. error 95% confidence interval p-value Experiencing overdiagnosis for >30% of older adults in the ED 0.32* 0.12 0.08 and 0.57 0.01 Taking sufficient time for GEM education -0.28* 0.19 -0.65 and -0.10 0.02 *Adjusted for: age, gender, years of working experience as an emergency physician, working in an academic hospital, having the possibility to consult a geriatrician in the ED. ED= Emergency department; GEM= Geriatric emergency medicine Supplement 8: Questionnaire of emergency physicians A. General questions 1. What is your sex? [male/female] 2. What is your date of birth? [open] 3. For how many years have you been working as an emergency physician? [number of years] 4. What is the extent of your employment as an emergency physician in fulltime equivalent (fte.)? [number of fte.] 5. Are you employed in an academic hospital? [yes/no] B. Care for the (older) adult at ED 6. What is the average number of patients you treat at the emergency department per week (supervision included)? [number of patients] 7. How many older adults (≥70 years) do you treat on average at the ED (supervision included)? [number of patients] 8. What is the estimated length of stay at the ED of older adults (≥70 years) in your hospital? [number of hours] 9. Are patients at the ED generally treated by an emergency physician or other medical specialists? [emergency physician/other medical specialist/varying, namely...] 10. Is there an opportunity in your ED for older adults (≥70 years) to be treated by a geriatrician? [yes/no] 11. How satisfied are you about the collaboration with the geriatric team in your ED? [very dissatisfied/dissatisfied/neutral/satisfied/very satisfied/inapplicable] 12. How many of the older adults (≥70 years) at the ED are in your opinion overdiagnosed/overtreated? [< 10%; 10-30% 30-60% 60-80% > 80%]
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