Table 4.

Belief items with significant (p < 0.01) one-way analysis procedures and at least one significant post hoc test by years of practice

	Years of practice, mean score (SD)
Belief items	3–5 (n = 55)	6–10 (n = 139)	11–15 (n = 84)	> 15 (n = 227)	p-value (ANOVA)
I believe that…
…most of my patients using insulin feel much better physically once they become accustomed to using insulin therapy	4.0* (0.6)	3.6 (0.7)	3.8 (0.6)	3.9 (0.7)	0.002
…the follow-up needed for most of my patients on insulin is too resource-intensive for my staff	2.8 (1.0)	2.9 (1.0)	2.8 (1.1)	2.5† (0.9)	0.001
…training in the proper administration and usage of insulin is too complicated for most patients	2.8 (0.9)	2.8 (0.9)	2.6 (1.0)	2.4† (0.8)	< 0.001
…most of my patients using insulin are able to manage the demands of insulin therapy	3.8 (0.7)	3.7 (0.6)	3.8 (0.5)	3.9† (0.5)	0.004
…most of my patients using insulin take their insulin as prescribed (i.e. are adherent)	3.3 (0.9)	3.5 (0.7)	3.3 (0.8)	3.7‡,§ (0.7)	< 0.001
…increased levels of plasma insulin will increase the risk of a cardiovascular event	2.6* (1.0)	3.2 (0.9)	3.2 (0.9)	3.1 (0.9)	0.002
… increasing insulin levels in obese patients will cause more insulin resistance	2.6*,¶ (1.0)	3.1 (0.8)	3.2 (0.9)	3.0 (0.9)	< 0.001

^*3–5 years are significantly different from 6 to 10 years.

^†> 15 years are significantly different from 6 to 10 years.

^‡> 15 years are significantly different from 3 to 5 years.

^§> 15 years are significantly different from 11 to 15 years.

^¶3–5 years are significantly different from 11 to 15 years.