Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants divided by resident and attending physicians.
| Demographics | n=32(%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 16 (50) |
| Mean Age (years) | 39.29 (st. dev. 12.4) |
| Range age (years) | 24-62 |
| Resident physicians | 16 (50) |
| Training level | n=16 |
| PGY1 | 4 (25) |
| PGY2 | 6 (37.5) |
| PGY3 | 6 (37.5) |
| Attending physicians | 16 (50) |
| Years of practice post residency/fellowship | |
| 3- <10 | 4 (25) |
| 10- <20 | 3 (18.8) |
| 20- <30 | 7 (43.8) |
| ≥30 | 2 (12.5) |
| Primary specialty | |
| Pediatrics | 27 |
| Other* | 5 |
| Race | |
| Non-Hispanic Caucasian | 26 (81.3) |
| Asian | 5 (15.6) |
| African-American | 0 |
| Hispanic | 1 (3.1) |
| Prior use of ECDS | |
| Multiple Times a day | 11 (34.4) |
| Daily | 8 (25) |
| About once a week | 6 (18.8) |
| Monthly | 2 (6.3) |
| A few times a year | 3 (9.4) |
| Never | 2 (6.3) |
| Download of PedsGuide prior to study | 19 (59.4) |
| Use of PedsGuide prior to study | 20 (62.5) |
| Comfort with ECDS (1=uncomfortable, 5=very comfortable) | |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 (3.1) |
| 3 | 4 (12.5) |
| 4 | 16 (50) |
| 5 | 11 (34.4) |
| Plan on ECDS use in future | |
| Strongly disagree | 0 |
| Somewhat disagree | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 |
| Somewhat agree | 7 (21.9) |
| Strongly agree | 25 (78.1) |
*
Internal Medicine-Pediatrics 1, Emergency Medicine 3, Family Medicine 1; PGY=post-graduate year