Table 3.
If Available % |
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Mechanism | Setting | Not Available % | χ2 | Not helpful | Sometimes helpful | Always helpful |
Institutional Program or Position | ||||||
Ethics committee | Outpt | 26.5 | 4.49* | 18.4 | 46.9 | 8.2 |
Inpt | 8.3 | 19.4 | 38.9 | 33.3 | ||
Risk management or legal department | Outpt | 28.6 | 9.50** | 26.5 | 36.7 | 8.2 |
Inpt | 2.8 | 38.9 | 41.7 | 16.7 | ||
Chief medical officer | Outpt | 35.4 | 2.34 | 35.4 | 25.0 | 4.2 |
Inpt | 20.0 | 34.3 | 42.9 | 2.9 | ||
State Protective Actions | ||||||
Guardianship | Outpt | 3.8 | 0.07 | 9.6 | 73.1 | 13.5 |
Inpt | 2.8 | 8.3 | 61.1 | 27.8 | ||
Adult protective services | Outpt | 0.0 | – | 27.5 | 66.7 | 5.9 |
Inpt | 0.0 | 34.3 | 57.1 | 8.6 | ||
Clinical Consultation or Action | ||||||
Opinion of a second clinician | Outpt | 4.0 | 1.47 | 12.0 | 58.0 | 26.0 |
Inpt | 0.0 | 16.7 | 58.3 | 25.0 | ||
Make decision yourself, abiding by professional ethics/standards | Outpt | 6.3 | 0.51 | 6.3 | 68.8 | 18.8 |
Inpt | 2.9 | 11.4 | 80.0 | 5.7 |
Note. N = 85 (missing data (question skipped) for n = 37). χ2 analyses compare whether the option was reported as available in each setting. χ2 was not calculated for adult protective services as 100% rated this option as available.
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