Table 3.
Comparison of the complaints rankings of physicians according to their characteristics.
| n | A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | M (Q1-Q3) | ||
| Sex | |||||||||||||
| Female | 227 | 4 (2–7) | 5 (3–7) | 6 (4–8) | 8 (7–10) | 5 (3–8) | 6 (4–10) | 5 (2–9) | 5 (3–8) | 9 (5–11) | 10 (8–11) | 4 (2–8) | 11 (6–12) |
| Male | 175 | 3 (2–6) | 4 (2–8) | 5 (3–8) | 8 (5–10) | 5 (4–8) | 7 (5–9) | 5 (3–7) | 5 (3–8) | 8 (7–10) | 10 (7–11) | 5 (2–9) | 11 (8–12) |
| z | −1.122 | −1.628 | −1.545 | −2.004 | −3.344 | −.795 | −.352 | −.519 | −2.187 | −.747 | −.623 | −1.387 | |
| p | .262 | .104 | .122 | .045* | .001 | .426 | .725 | .604 | .029* | .455 | .533 | .166 | |
| Age groups | |||||||||||||
| 35 years and under | 270 | 3 (2–7) | 5 (3–7.25) | 5 (3–7.25) | 9 (7–10) | 5 (3–8) | 7 (5–10) | 5 (2–7) | 5 (2.75–8) | 8 (5–10) | 10 (7–11) | 5 (2–8) | 11 (8–12) |
| Over 35 years | 132 | 3 (1–6) | 5 (3–7) | 7 (4–9) | 8 (5–10) | 5 (3–6.75) | 6 (4–9) | 5 (2–7) | 6 (3–8) | 9 (7–11) | 10 (7.25–11) | 6 (2–9) | 11 (5–12) |
| z | −1.871 | −1.220 | −4.074 | −.780 | −2.215 | −2.185 | −.868 | −1.735 | −3.637 | −1.154 | −1.602 | −2.206 | |
| p | .061 | .222 | <.001*** | .436 | .027* | .029* | .385 | .083 | <.001*** | .248 | .109 | .027* | |
| Years of employment | |||||||||||||
| Under 5 yearsa | 186 | 5 (2–7) | 6 (3.75–8) | 5 (2–8) | 9 (7–10) | 5 (3–8) | 7 (3–10) | 5 (3–7) | 5 (2–8) | 8.5 (5–10) | 10 (6–11) | 5 (2–8) | 11 (8–12) |
| Between 5 and 15 yearsb | 113 | 3 (2–6) | 4 (3–5) | 6 (4–7) | 8 (6–11) | 5 (3–7.5) | 8 (6–10) | 6 (2–7) | 6 (3–8) | 8 (5–9) | 10 (9–11) | 5 (2–10) | 12 (8–12) |
| Above 15 yearsc | 103 | 3 (1–6) | 5 (3–8) | 7 (6–9) | 8 (5–10) | 5 (2–8) | 5 (3–9) | 5 (3–7) | 5 (3–8) | 10 (7–11) | 10 (8–11) | 5 (2–9) | 10 (5–12) |
| χ2 | 1.185 | 17.016 | 1.334 | .169 | 1.120 | 4.985 | .407 | .670 | 1.897 | .716 | .027 | 2.678 | |
| p | .276 | <.001*** | .248 | .681 | .290 | .026* | .524 | .413 | .168 | .398 | .870 | .102 | |
| Post-hoc | – | a,c > b | – | – | – | b>a,c a>c |
– | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Single | 202 | 4 (2–7) | 5 (2–7) | 5 (3–8) | 9 (7–10) | 5 (3–8) | 7 (4–10) | 5 (3–7) | 5.5 (3–8) | 9 (5–10) | 10 (6–11) | 4 (1–7.25) | 11 (7–12) |
| Married | 200 | 3 (2–6) | 5 (3–7) | 6 (4–9) | 8 (6–10) | 4 (3–7) | 6 (4–9) | 4 (2–7) | 5 (3–8) | 9 (7–10) | 10 (8–11) | 5 (3–10) | 11.5 (7–12) |
| z | −1.501 | −.450 | −1.657 | −1.317 | −2.662 | −.969 | −1.360 | −.567 | −.746 | −.770 | −3.958 | −1.501 | |
| p | .133 | .653 | .097 | .188 | <0.01** | .332 | .174 | .570 | .455 | .441 | <.001*** | .133 | |
| Degree | |||||||||||||
| General practitionera | 40 | 6 (3–6) | 7 (4–9) | 7 (5–8) | 9 (9–10) | 4 (3–6) | 7 (3–8) | 2 (2–5.25) | 4 (1–6) | 11 (8–11) | 12 (10–12) | 2.5 (2–4.75) | 6.5 (4–11) |
| Res. Assist.b | 188 | 3 (2–7) | 5.5 (3–7) | 5 (2–7) | 8 (7–9) | 6 (3–9) | 7 (5–10) | 5 (3–7) | 5 (3–8) | 8 (4–10) | 10 (6–11) | 5 (2–9) | 12 (9–12) |
| Specialist or those with academic titles | 174 | 3 (1–6) | 4 (3–7) | 6 (4–9) | 8 (5–11) | 5 (2.75–7) | 6 (4–9) | 5 (2–8) | 6 (3–8) | 9 (6.75–10) | 10 (8–11) | 5 (3–9) | 11 (7–12) |
| χ2 | 8.297 | 15.938 | 27.379 | 8.959 | 20.540 | 6.169 | 18.485 | 6.837 | 25.516 | 27.446 | 12.369 | 18.514 | |
| p | .016* | <.001*** | <.001*** | .011* | <0.001*** | .046* | <.001*** | .033* | <.001*** | <.001*** | <0.01** | <.001*** | |
| Post-hoc | a>b,c | a>b,c | a,c > b | a>b,c | b>a,c | b>a | b,c>a | b,c>a |
a>b,c; c > b |
a>b,c | b,c>a | b,c>a | |
| Desire to stay in Turkey | |||||||||||||
| VAS Type Score | 3 (2–6) | 5 (3–7) | 6 (3–8) | 8 (6,75–10) | 5 (3–8) | 7 (4–9) | 5 (2–7) | 5 (3–8) | 9 (6–10) | 10 (7–11) | 5 (2–9) | 11 (7–12) | |
| x ± s | 4,42 ± 3,25 | 5,25 ± 2,91 | 5,84 ± 2,96 | 7,96 ± 2,94 | 5,36 ± 2,96 | 6,69 ± 3,05 | 5,14 ± 2,98 | 5,47 ± 3,02 | 8,01 ± 2,91 | 9,00 ± 2,79 | 5,39 ± 3,61 | 9,48 ± 3,19 | |
| r | −.078 | .025 | .002 | −.010 | .031 | .106 | .176 | −.112 | −.106 | −.108 | .022 | .053 | |
| p | .118 | .623 | .974 | .835 | .539 | .034* | <.001*** | .024* | .034* | .030* | .658 | .285 | |
*:p < 0.05; **:p < 0.01; ***:p < 0.001; z: U test statistics value; χ2: H test chi-square value; r: spearman's rho two tailed; M: Median; Q1: 25.percentile; Q3: 75.percentile; x: Mean; s: Standard Deviation; Post-hoc: Dunn test.
Significant differences were observed in the importance of shift work, and mandatory service and appointment barriers between sexes, with these issues being more significant for men than women.