Table 2.
Healthcare professional survey. Items queried are listed in the left column
| Item | PA− | PA+ | Significance (P) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Median (IQR) [%] | n | Median (IQR) [%] | ||
| My patients were admitted on time. | 34 | 100 (75–100) | 32 | 80 (80–100) | 0.485 |
| My patients´ documents were complete. | 38 | 75 (60–80) | 36 | 75 (60–80) | 0.678 |
| My patients had to wait for a room. | 34 | 75 (45–100) | 35 | 100 (75–100) | a0.021 |
| I have enough time for my patients. | 39 | 60 (40–75) | 37 | 50 (25–80) | 0.390 |
| I feel my patients are well taken care of. | 36 | 75 (60–80) | 34 | 80 (60–80) | 0.926 |
| I feel my patients are satisfied. | 37 | 75 (60–80) | 36 | 80 (60–80) | 0.882 |
| My patients did not have to wait for discharge. | 38 | 50 (20–60) | 36 | 45 (20–75) | 0.658 |
| After discharge, my patients were well informed. | 37 | 75 (75–90) | 35 | 80 (60–100) | 0.291 |
| I am content with the workflow of the pediatric surgical ward. | 37 | 50 (35–60) | 36 | 60 (40–60) | 0.308 |
| Items in the surgeons` questionnaire: | |||||
| I have time to prepare for my patients´ illnesses and interventions. | 11 | 60 (50–100) | 16 | 70 (60–80) | 0.478 |
| I have time to conduct literature research. | 11 | 40 (0–80) | 17 | 40 (20–70) | 0.915 |
| Attendance in assigned consultation hours. | 10 | 100 (50–100) | 13 | 100 (50–100) | 0.938 |
| Attendance at weekly teaching sessions. | 11 | 75 (50–100) | 15 | 100 (75–100) | 0.564 |
| Attendance at scientific seminars. | 11 | 75 (0–100) | 10 | 100 (45–100) | 0.180 |
| Time for pediatric surgical simulation training [minutes/month]. | 11 | 15 (10–45) | 14 | 20 (11–60) | 0.737 |
| Items in the nurses´ questionnaire: | |||||
| The surgeon/PA was always present on the ward. | 27 | 20 (0–50) | 18 | 50 (20–65) | a0.006 |
| The surgeon/PA was always available. | 27 | 60 (35–75) | 18 | 80 (60–80) | a0.006 |
| I had trust in the surgeon/the PA. | 15 | 80 (80–100) | 34 | 80 (80–100) | 0.934 |
| Items after PA introduction: | |||||
| The introduction of PAs led to an improvement of the workflow on the ward. | – | – | 35 | 80 (80–100) | PA+ only |
| The PAs were respected in their authority by the patients. | – | – | 28 | 100 (80–100) | PA+ only |
| The introduction of PAs improved patient satisfaction. | – | – | 27 | 100 (80–100) | PA+ only |
PA−, before Physician Assistants; PA+, with Physician Assistants; IQR, interquartile range.
The Mann–Whitney U-test was used to calculate significance;
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Significant difference (P < 0.05), Statistically significant results are marked in bold and highlighted in gray.