Table 3.
Relationship between respondents’ current position and whether they would manage their own care differently from the care they recommend to patients
| Would you sometimes manage your own care differently?a |
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|---|---|---|
| yes | no | |
| What is your current position? | ||
| Resident | 40 (58.0%) | 29 (42.0%) |
| Specialist | 81 (54.7%) | 67 (45.3%) |
| Senior physician | 261 (43.1%) | 345 (56.9%) |
| Chief physician | 99 (26.6%) | 273 (73.4%) |
| Private practice | 69 (24.6%) | 211 (75.4%) |
χ2: p < 0.001.
a
Are there conditions that you would manage differently for yourself compared to what you regularly recommend to your patients? See Appendix 1 for examples.