Table 2.
Years of work in NICUs, total score, and system-specific scores (median, interquartile range) in relation to the year of survey, sex, type of NICU, and expertise level.
| Year of Survey | Type of NICU | Sex | Expertise Level | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domain Scores | 2000 | 2019 | p * | Public | Private | p * | Male | Female | p * | Neonatologists/ Pediatricians |
Trainees | p * |
| Years of work in NICU | 12 (14) | 9 (15) | 0.377 | 10 (13) | 14 (15) | 0.164 | 7 (12) | 12 (14) | 0.059 | 14 (13) | 1.5 (1) | <0.001 |
| Total score | 7 (4) | 12 (8) | <0.001 | 9 (7) | 8 (6) | 0.149 | 9 (8) | 9 (7) | 0.887 | 9 (7) | 10 (7) | 0.671 |
| Domain scores | ||||||||||||
| Central nervous system | 1 (2) | 3 (2) | <0.001 | 2 (2) | 1.5 (3) | 0.097 | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 0.507 | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 0.728 |
| Cardiovascular system | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | <0.001 | 3 (0) | 3 (1) | 0.334 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 0.891 | 3 (1) | 3 (2) | 0.183 |
| Respiratory system | 2 (2) | 5 (4) | <0.001 | 4 (3) | 3 (4) | 0.260 | 4 (3) | 3 (3) | 0.963 | 3 (3) | 4 (3) | 0.377 |
| Other systems | 0 (1) | 2 (1) | <0.001 | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 0.494 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0.939 | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0.608 |
* Mann–Whitney U test.