title: An Analytical Comparison of the Opinions of Physicians Working in Emergency and Trauma Surgery Departments at Tabriz and Vienna Medical Universities Regarding Family Presence during Resuscitation.
abstract: The present study evaluated the opinions of physicians working in the emergency and trauma surgery departments of Vienna Medical University, in Austria, and Tabriz Medical University, in Iran, regarding the presence of patients' relatives during resuscitation. In a descriptive-analytical study, the data obtained from questionnaires that had been distributed randomly to 40 specialists and residents at each of the participating universities were analyzed. The questionnaire consisted of two sections aimed at capturing the participants' demographic data, the participants' opinions regarding their support for the family's presence during resuscitation, and the multiple potential factors affecting the participants' attitudes, including health beliefs, triggers that could facilitate the procedure, self-efficacy, intellectual norms, and perceived behavioral control. The questionnaire also included a direct question (Question 16) on whether the participants approved of family presence. Each question could be answered using a Likert-type scale. The results showed that the mean scores for Question 16 were 4.31 ± 0.64 and 3.57 ± 1.31 for participants at Vienna and Tabriz universities, respectively. Moreover, physicians at Vienna University disapproved of the presence of patients' families during resuscitation to a higher extent than did those at Tabriz University (P = 0.018). Of the studied prognostic factors affecting the perspectives of Vienna Medical University's physicians, health beliefs (P = 0.000; B = 1.146), triggers (P = 0.000; B = 1.050), and norms (P = 0.000; B = 0.714) were found to be significant. Moreover, of the studied prognostic factors affecting the perspectives of Tabriz Medical University's physicians, health beliefs (P = 0.000; B = 0.875), triggers (P = 0.000; B = 1.11), self-efficacy (P = 0.001; B = 0.5), and perceived behavioral control (P = 0.03; B = 0.713) were significant. Most physicians at Vienna and Tabriz Medical universities were not open towards family members' presence during resuscitation.
authors.affiliation: Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-51664, I.R., Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soleimanpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Wilhelm
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Behringer
authors.affiliation: Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-51664, I.R., Iran.
authors.forename: Jafar Sadegh
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tabrizi
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Kambiz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarahrudi
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-51664, I.R., Iran.
authors.forename: Samad E J
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Golzari
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hajdu
authors.affiliation: Students' Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-51664, I.R., Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rasouli
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-51664, I.R., Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nikakhtar
authors.affiliation: Neurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz-51664, I.R., Iran.
authors.forename: Robab
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehdizadeh Esfanjani
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001317:Austria; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005190:Family; D007492:Iran; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012151:Resuscitation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce; D006801:Humans