Table 6.
Univariate analysis by country comparing those with medical professionals with other vacations
| US | Japan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professions | Medical | Non- medical |
P-value | Medical | Non- medical |
P-value |
| Total | 15 (31%) | 34 (69%) | 20 (25%) | 61 (75%) | ||
| Treatment preference | 0.71 | 0.16 | ||||
| Replantation | 11 (73%) | 27 (79%) | 15 (75%) | 54 (89%) | ||
| Revision amputation | 4 (27%) | 7 (21%) | 5 (25%) | 7 (11%) | ||
| Importance of factors in decision | ||||||
| Function | 0.47 | 0.29 | ||||
| Important | 11 (73%) | 28 (82%) | 16 (80%) | 52 (85%) | ||
| Moderate | 3 (20%) | 6 (18%) | 3 (15%) | 9 (15%) | ||
| Not important | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Appearance | 0.27 | 0.93 | ||||
| Important | 4 (27%) | 13 (38%) | 13 (65%) | 37 (61%) | ||
| Moderate | 6 (40%) | 6 (18%) | 5 (25%) | 15 (25%) | ||
| Not important | 5 (33%) | 15 (44%) | 2 (10%) | 9 (15%) | ||
| Sensation of the affected finger | 0.13 | 0.43 | ||||
| Important | 7 (47%) | 17 (50%) | 17 (85%) | 46 (75%) | ||
| Moderate | 5 (33%) | 16 (47%) | 2 (10%) | 13 (21%) | ||
| Not important | 3 (20%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (3%) | ||
| Cost of the procedure | 0.04 | 0.02 | ||||
| Important | 0 (0%) | 10 (29%) | 3 (15%) | 28 (46%) | ||
| Moderate | 8 (53%) | 13 (38%) | 7 (35%) | 18 (30%) | ||
| Not important | 7 (47%) | 11 (32%) | 10 (50%) | 15 (25%) | ||
| Insurance coverage | 1 | 0.16 | ||||
| Important | 8 (53%) | 19 (56%) | 9 (45%) | 39 (64%) | ||
| Moderate | 4 (27%) | 9 (26%) | 5 (25%) | 14 (23%) | ||
| Not important | 3 (20%) | 6 (18%) | 6 (30%) | 8 (13%) | ||
| Chance of survival of the replant | 0.25 | 0.07 | ||||
| Important | 8 (53%) | 24 (71%) | 14 (70%) | 55 (90%) | ||
| Moderate | 5 (33%) | 9 (26%) | 5 (25%) | 5 (8%) | ||
| Not important | 2 (14%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (2%) | ||
| Recovery time | 0.86 | 0.29 | ||||
| Important | 4 (27%) | 12 (35%) | 5 (25%) | 24 (39%) | ||
| Moderate | 6 (40%) | 13 (38%) | 11 (55%) | 21 (34%) | ||
| Not important | 5 (33%) | 9 (27%) | 4 (20%) | 16 (26%) | ||
| Time away from work | 0.58 | 0.43 | ||||
| Important | 5 (33%) | 16 (47%) | 10 (50%) | 22 (36%) | ||
| Moderate | 4 (27%) | 9 (26%) | 6 (30%) | 28 (46%) | ||
| Not important | 6 (40%) | 9 (26%) | 4 (20%) | 11 (18%) | ||
| Attitudes on Body integrity | ||||||
| Agree (it should be preserved) | 0 (0%) | 4 (12%) | 0.39 | 3 (15%) | 34 (56%) | <0.01 |
| Neutral | 4 (27%) | 10 (29%) | 6 (30%) | 25 (41%) | ||
| Disagree (preservation is not important) | 11 (73%) | 20 (59%) | 11 (55%) | 2 (3%) | ||
| Estimate on Stigma towards finger amputees | ||||||
| Agree (there will be stigma) | 8 (53%) | 12 (35%) | 0.03 | 6 (30%) | 19 (31%) | 0.17 |
| Neutral | 7 (47%) | 11 (32%) | 9 (45%) | 15 (25%) | ||
| Disagree (there will not be stigma) | 0 (0%) | 11 (32%) | 5 (25%) | 27 (44%) | ||