Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of participants using Web-based questionnaire vs paper-based questionnaire.
| Variables | Emergency physicians (n=25)a |
Allied health professionals (n=26) |
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Paper (n=18) |
Web (n=7) |
P | Paper (n=2) |
Web (n=24) |
P | |
| Age (years) |
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Mean (SD) | 41.6 (8.6) | 41.3 (10.5) | .95 | 43.5 (20.5) | 34.8 (11.4) | .44 |
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Median (IQR) | 42 (36-47) | 41 (32-49) |
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44 (32-49) | 33 (24-35) |
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| Gender, n (%) |
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.74 |
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.60 | |
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Male | 14 (78) | 5 (71) |
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0 (0) | 3 (12.5) |
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Female | 4 (22) | 2 (29) |
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2 (100) | 21 (87.5) |
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| Trauma center level, n (%) |
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.007 |
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.003 | |
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I | 2 (11) | 4 (57) |
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0 (0) | 7 (29) |
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II | 16 (88) | 2 (29) |
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0 (0) | 14 (58) |
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III | 0 (0) | 1 (14) |
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2 (100) | 3 (12.5) |
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| Certification, n (%) |
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.11 |
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N/A |
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College of Family Physicians | 16 (88) | 4 (57) |
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Royal College of Physicians | 2 (11) | 2 (29) |
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Other | 0 (0) | 1 (14) |
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| Profession, n (%) |
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.13 | |
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Physician | 18 (100) | 7 (100) |
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Nurse |
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0 (0) | 12 (50) |
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Respiratory therapist |
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2 (100) | 5 (20) |
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Pharmacist |
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0 (0) | 7 (29) |
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| Clinical experience (years) |
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Mean (SD) | 12.2 (9.1) | 13.1 (11.1) | .88 | 21 (22.6) | 12.6 (10.2) | .55 |
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Median (IQR) | 11 (5-18) | 11 (5-20) |
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21 (13-29) | 11 (5-17) |
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| Internet access in ED, n (%) | 18 (100) | 7 (100) | >.99 | 0 (0) | 20 (83%) | .046 | |
| Professional use of a wiki, n (%) | 4 (22) | 1 (14) | .66 | 1 (50) | 1 (4) | .15 | |
| Personal use of a wiki, n (%) | 12 (66) | 6 (86) | .63 | 2 (100) | 6 (25) | .09 | |
| Previous editing of a wiki, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | >.99 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | >.99 | |
a16 EPs were asked to use the paper-based survey and the 9 others could choose Web- or paper-based. All AHPs had the choice to use either Web- or paper-based.