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Table 3 Sociodemographic and professional characteristics of respondents

From: From recommendation to action: psychosocial factors influencing physician intention to use Health Technology Assessment (HTA) recommendations

Variable

Medical specialty

Difference (chi-square or Student t-test)

 

Ophthalmology

Orthopaedic surgery

 

Gender

   

Male (%)

19 (54.3)

51 (83.6)

χ2 = 15.20

p < 0.001

Female (%)

9 (25.7)

1 (1.6)

 

Missing (%)

7 (20.0)

9 (14.8)

 

Age group

   

< 30 years (%)

10 (28.6)

3 (4.9)

χ2 = 19.95

p < 0.001

30 – 39 years (%)

12 (34.3)

9 (14.8)

 

40 – 49 years (%)

8 (22.9)

24 (39.3)

 

≥ 50 years (%)

5 (14.3)

25 (41.0)

 

Clinical experience a

   

Mean

11.0

18.7

t = 4.22

Standard deviation

± 8.4

± 8.8

p < 0.001

  1. a Two missing values