Table 2.
Demographic and professional characteristics.
| Characteristic | N = 78 |
|---|---|
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 36.0 (29.0–46.0) |
| Sex (male), n (%) | 43 (55.1) |
| Years of experience as neurologist, median (IQR) | 9.1 (4.2–15.0) |
| Years of experience managing MS/NMOSD patients, median (IQR) | 5.2 (3.0–11.1) |
| Degree of specialization, n (%) | |
| Subspecialized in MS/NMOSD | 32 (41.0) |
| Type of hospital*, n (%) | |
| Regional | 0 (0.0) |
| Basic general or low complexity | 8 (10.3) |
| Medium complexity | 22 (28.2) |
| Large | 14 (17.9) |
| Complex or referral | 24 (30.8) |
| CSUR | 10 (12.8) |
| Number of MS patients managed by responding neurologist in 1 week, median (IQR) | 15.0 (4.0–25.0) |
| Number of NMOSD patients managed by responding neurologist in 1 year, median (IQR) | 5.0 (3.0–12.0) |
| Number of neurologists managing MS/NMOSD patients with responding neurologist, median (IQR) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) |
| Participation in NMOSD clinical trials, yes, n (%) | 4 (5.1) |
| Author or co-author of scientific manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals in last 3 years, yes, n (%) | 39 (50.0) |
| Attended ECTRIMS congress either in person or virtually in last 3 years, yes, n (%) | 45 (57.7) |
| EBPAS, mean (SD) | 2.9 (0.4) |
| GRiPS, mean (SD) | 18.8 (6.4)a |
| RIS-10, mean (SD) | 20.2 (8.4) |
| RTSQ, mean (SD) | |
| Theoretical knowledge | 2.3 (0.5) |
| Experiential knowledge | 2.3 (0.5) |
| Situational knowledge | 2.3 (0.6) |
| Attitudes and anticipations about the course of therapy | 3.0 (0.5) |
| Interactional knowledge | 2.1 (0.6) |
| PDPAI, mean (SD) | 30.1 (6.4) |
| JSPE, mean (SD) | 114.9 (12.3) |
*Regional hospital (<150 beds), basic general hospital (<200 beds), medium complexity area hospital (average 500 beds, >50 MIR physicians), large hospital (at least 4 high complexity services and > 160 MIR physicians), complex or referral hospital (>680 physicians, 300 MIR physicians) and CSUR (Center accredited as a national service for the MS care process by the Spanish Ministry of Health). aN = 77. EBPAS, Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale; ECTRIMS, European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis; GRiPS, General Risk Propensity Scale; IQR, interquartile range; JSPE, Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy; MIR, Resident Medical Intern; MS, multiple sclerosis; NMOSD, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder; PDPAI, Provider Decision Process Assessment Instrument; RIS-10, Regret Intensity Scale; RTSQ, Reasons for Treatment Selection Questionnaire; SD, standard deviation.