Pfäffli, Matthias; Thali, Michael J; Eggert, Sebastian (2012). Physicians' knowledge and continuing medical education regarding fitness to drive: a questionnaire-based survey in Southeast Switzerland. International journal of legal medicine, 126(3), pp. 357-62. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s00414-011-0637-7
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Valid information for physicians in Switzerland concerning knowledge and continuing education in traffic medicine is not available. Also, their attitude to the legally prescribed periodic driving fitness examinations is unclear. In order to gain more information about these topics, 635 resident physicians in Southeast Switzerland were sent a questionnaire (response rate 52%). In a self-estimation, 79% of the queried physicians claimed to know the minimal medical requirements for drivers which are important in their specialty. Statistically significant differences existed between the specialties, whereby general practitioners most frequently claimed to know the minimal medical requirements (90%). It appears that the minimal medical requirements for drivers are well known to the queried physicians. Fifty-two percent of the physicians favored an expansion of continuing education in traffic medicine. Such an expansion was desired to a lesser extent by physicians without knowledge of the minimal requirements (p < 0.001). A clear majority of the medical professionals adjudged the legally prescribed periodic driving fitness examinations as being an expedient means to identify unfit drivers. A national standardized form for reporting potentially unfit drivers to the licensing authorities was supported by 68% of the responding physicians. Such a form could simplify and standardize the reports to the licensing authorities.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine > Traffic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Pfäffli, Matthias, Thali, Michael |
ISSN: |
0937-9827 |
Publisher: |
Springer-Verlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:20 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:05 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00414-011-0637-7 |
PubMed ID: |
22012301 |
Web of Science ID: |
000303513200002 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.6830 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/6830 (FactScience: 211860) |
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