Table 2.
Relationship between having encountered suspected patients with influenza A H1N1 and the five domains of practice
| Total number (%) | Have you encountered patients with suspected influenza A H1N1? |
p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 46) | Yes (n = 80) | |||
| Seeing more patients | 74/125 (59%) | 17/45 (38%) | 57/80 (71%) | <0.001 |
| Using guidelines when making clinical decisions | 84/118 (71%) | 24/40 (60%) | 60/78 (77%) | 0.055 |
| Participating in surveillance activity | 50/123 (41%) | 7/44 (16%) | 43/80 (54%) | <0.001 |
| Feeling emotionally stresseda | 32.7 | 22.4 | 38.3 | 0.001 |
| Having postgraduate qualifications | 97/126 (77%) | 31/46 (67%) | 66/80 (83%) | 0.052 |
| Being a family medicine specialist | 47/120 (39%) | 11/43 (26%) | 36/77 (47%) | 0.055 |
a
Mean scores are reported here.