Table 3.
Attending physicians’ legally compliant behavior according to baseline characteristics
| Variables | N | MS | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty* | |||
| Anesth. Intensive Care | 24 | 5.63 | 1.93 |
| Surgical | 96 | 6.70 | 2.22 |
| Non – surgical | 181 | 6.90 | 1.81 |
| ObGyn | 71 | 6.87 | 1.53 |
| Emergency | 24 | 5.54 | 2.84 |
| Age | |||
| < 30 | 27 | 5.70 | 1.86 |
| 30–39 | 129 | 6.65 | 1.88 |
| 40–49 | 102 | 6.84 | 2.14 |
| 50–59 | 74 | 6.88 | 2.09 |
| > 60 | 31 | 6.61 | 1.63 |
| N/A | 33 | 6.79 | 2.00 |
| Years in practice | |||
| 1–5 | 75 | 6.21 | 1.91 |
| 6–10 | 60 | 7.05 | 1.99 |
| 11–15 | 58 | 6.59 | 1.96 |
| 16–20 | 48 | 6.58 | 2.14 |
| 21–25 | 52 | 7.04 | 2.08 |
| 26–30 | 37 | 6.92 | 1.92 |
| > 30 | 31 | 6.32 | 1.60 |
| N/A | 35 | 6.94 | 2.13 |
| Work sector | |||
| Public | 188 | 6.89 | 1.93 |
| Private | 208 | 6.50 | 2.03 |
| Location | |||
| Dolj | 305 | 6.57 | 1.87 |
| Olt | 91 | 7.08 | 2.30 |
*p < .005