Table 1. Participant Characteristics, Overall and by Readiness to Prescribe ED-Initiated Buprenorphine With Referral for Ongoing Treatment.
| Characteristic | Clinician group | P value for less vs most ready | Overall, No./total No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less ready | Most ready | |||
| Sex, No./total No. (%) | ||||
| Male | 119/207 (57) | 34/53 (64) | .38a | 153/260 (58.8) |
| Female | 88/207 (43) | 19/53 (36) | 107/260 (41.2) | |
| No./total No. (%) white | 165/193 (85) | 40/47 (85) | >.99a | 205/240 (85.4) |
| Clinician type, No./total No. (%) | ||||
| Attending | 89/212 (42) | 24/56 (43) | .25a | 113/268 (42.1) |
| Resident | 81/212 (38) | 26/56 (46) | 107/268 (39.9) | |
| APC | 42/212 (20) | 6/56 (11) | 48/268 (17.9) | |
| DATA 2000 training, No/total No. (%) | 4/204 (2.0) | 5/54 (9.3) | .02b | 9/258 (3.5) |
| Time since completing clinical training, mean (SD), y | 7.14 (9.24) | 6.82 (11.74) | .98c | 7.07 (9.79) |
Abbreviations: APC, advanced practice clinicians; DATA 2000, Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000; ED, emergency department.
a
Compared using the Pearson χ2 test.
b
Compared using the Fisher exact test.
c
Compared using the independent-samples t test.