Table 5. Independent sample t-test showing perceived nurse-physician communication as measured by respect and satisfaction in patient care among nurses and physicians working in public Hospitals of Jimma zone, 2014(n = 466).
| Variables category | Perceived Respect and Satisfaction | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean ± SD | T-tests | P-value | 95% CI mean Difference | |||
| Lower | Upper | ||||||
| Profession category | Nurse | 313 | 26.6 ± 7.1 | -3.3 | 0.001 | -3.62 | -.89 |
| Physician | 153 | 28.8 ± 6.9 | |||||
| Hospital category | District/none teaching | 57 | 29.23 ± 5.79 | 2.18 | 0.03 | .217 | 4.14 |
| Referral/teaching hospital | 409 | 27.05 ± 7.23 | |||||
| Sex | Male | 295 | 27.42 ± 7.30 | 0.43 | 0.68 | -1.06 | 1.63 |
| Female | 171 | 27.13 ± 6.74 | |||||