Table 2. Association of nocebo communication with various socio-demographic features of the involved professionals (n= 153) .
|
Socio-demographic
characteristics |
Number of NP (%) | P |
| Gender | ||
| Male (n= 91) | 49 (53.84%) | 0.00* |
| Female (n= 62) | 56 (90.32%) | |
| Age | ||
| Up to 40 years (n= 90) | 64 (71.11%) | >0.05** |
| >40 years (n= 63) | 41 (65.07 %) | |
| Education/working position | ||
| Residents (n= 101) | 84 (83.16%) | 0.00* |
| Faculty (n= 52) | 21 (40.38%) | |
| Specialty | ||
| Surgery (n= 83) | 58 (69.87%) | >0.05** |
| Anesthesia (n= 70) | 47 (67.14%) | |
| Length of professional experience | ||
| <5 years (n= 84) | 79 (94.04%) | 0.00* |
| >5 years (n= 69) | 26 (37.68%) |
*Significant P≤ 0.05; **Insignificant P≥ 0.05