Table 3.
Demographic characteristics for physicians’ group at baseline and for patient groups at baseline and follow-up
| Time | Intervention departments | Control departments | Test for difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Physicians |
Age in years (M,SD) |
T1 |
39.11; 7.6 |
40.65; 10.7 |
(t = -0.49; df = 33); n.s. |
|
| Organizational tenure in years (M, SD) |
T1 |
7.42; 4.68 |
8.14; 8.37 |
(t = -0.33; df = 35); n.s. |
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| Gender, male (N,%) |
T1 |
16 (84.2) |
10 (52.6) |
(Chi2 = 4.39; df = 1); p = .04* |
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| Position (%) |
(1) |
T1 |
6 (31.6) |
4 (23.5) |
(Chi2 = 0.99; df = 1); n.s. |
|
| (2) |
T1 |
7 (36.8) |
5 (29.4) |
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| (3) |
T1 |
6 (31.6) |
8 (47.1) |
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|
Inpatients |
Age in years (M, SD) |
T1 |
57.56; 17.23 |
63.71; 15.98 |
(F = 2.52; df = 697); n.s. |
|
| T2 |
58.37; 17.82 |
64.24; 16.96 |
(F = 1.35; df = 890); n.s. |
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| Length of hospital stay in days (M, SD) |
T1 |
7.44; 7.90 |
6.86; 5.92 |
(F = 0.06; df = 649); n.s. |
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| T2 |
6.48; 7.21 |
6.41; 5.79 |
(F = 0.05; df = 851); n.s. |
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| Gender, male (N,%) |
T1 |
194 (46.85) |
169 (58.48) |
(Chi2 = 8.73; df = 1); p < .01 |
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| T2 | 282 (46.53) | 137 (48.92) | (Chi2 = 0.06; df = 1); n.s. | |||
Note: T1 baseline, T2 follow-up; Physicians T1: N = 38; Patients T1 N = 742 and T2 N = 917; M Mean, SD Standard Deviation, p Significance level; Coding of Position: (1) Department Head & Senior Physicians, (2) Specialists, (3) Assistant Physician (entry level).