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. 2009 Jul 9;23(6):689–700. doi: 10.1007/s10278-009-9220-x

Table 3.

Analysis of Differences of Opinion of PACS User Groups in an Intra-hospital Context

  Radiologists (n = 12) Specialists (n = 38) Technologists (n = 75) Mann–Whitney
Kruskal–Wallis
Construct variables Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Chi-squared (Asymp. sig)
System quality
Ease of use 8.22 2.14 7.96 1.61 8.82 1.20 9.76 (p = 0.008)
Screen monitor quality 8.44 2.15 7.33 1.81 8.22 1.51 10.31 (p = 0.006)
Integration 7.97 2.26 6.77 2.27 8.51 1.71 13.00 (p = 0.002)
Reliability 7.44 1.50 7.61 1.89 7.45 2.03 0.465 (p = 0.792)
Accessibility 8.38 1.87 7.14 2.05 7.23 2.42 4.54 (p = 0.103)
Perceived usefulness 8.35 2.08 7.16 2.23 8.67 1.25 14.46 (p = 0.001)
Response time 7.67 1.64 6.85 2.12 7.76 1.87 6.34 (p = 0.042)
Overall measure 8.08 1.79 7.34 1.46 8.13 1.16 0.892 (p = 0.640)
Data quality
Completeness 8.42 2.43 8.74 1.48 9.21 1.25 4.99 (p = 0.082)
Reliability and validity 8.38 2.39 8.54 1.56 8.96 1.21 2.00 (p = 0.369)
Availability 8.33 2.39 8.32 2.36 8.93 1.39 1.65 (p = 0.439)
Safety 8.30 2.63 8.34 1.82 8.34 1.81 0.152 (p = 0.927)
Overall measure 8.38 2.39 8.49 1.50 8.86 1.15 10.32 (p = 0.006)
Quality of technical support 7.45 2.57 7.88 1.62 9.07 1.36 21.99 (p = 0.000)
Use
Frequency 9.33 2.31 9.16 1.90 9.62 1.39 4.74 (p = 0.09)
Intensity 8.75 1.97 7.66 2.01 8.42 1.93 11.93 (p = 0.00)
Overall satisfaction 8.56 2.35 8.35 2.26 9.19 1.07 3.80 (p = 0.15)
Benefits
Productivity 8.69 2.52 8.59 2.18 8.26 1.98 3.67 (p = 0.16)
Quality 7.62 2.27 7.13 2.28 8.11 1.37 3.98 (p = 0.14)
Overall measure 8.07 2.25 7.77 2.06 8.18 1.49 0.802 (p = 0.670)
Confirmation of expectations 8.21 2.49 7.44 2.28 8.19 1.42 3.19 (p = 0.20)
Intended future use 8.29 2.55 8.76 2.16 9.10 1.25 1.08 (p = 0.58)