Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of survey respondents*.
| Characteristics | Respondents | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurses (N = 124) | Provider groups** (N = 76) | ||
| Gender | <0.001 | ||
| Female | 118 (95) | 43 (57) | |
| Male | 6 (5) | 33 (43) | |
| DE training in school | |||
| Yes, informal training | 22 (18) | 11 (15) | 0.70 |
| Yes, formal training | 24 (19) | 15 (20) | 0.99 |
| No | 9 (7) | 16 (21) | 0.007 |
| Cannot recall | 11 (9) | 11 (12) | 0.25 |
| DE training in clinical curriculum, residency or fellowship | |||
| Yes, informal training | 24 (19) | 22 (29) | 0.12 |
| Yes, formal training | 18 (15) | 17 (22) | 0.18 |
| No | 15 (12) | 9 (12) | 0.99 |
| Cannot recall | 8 (6) | 6 (8) | 0.78 |
| Time in practice | |||
| Years – median (IQR) | 7 (5–14) | 4 (0–9) | 0.003 |
| Allocated proportion of clinical time | |||
| Percentage – median (IQR) | 85 (70–100) | 70 (60–80) | 0.001 |
| Allocated proportion of research time | |||
| Percentage – median (IQR) | 0 (0–10) | 10 (5–25) | <0.001 |
| Allocated proportion of teaching time | |||
| Percentage – median (IQR) | 10 (0–20) | 7 (5–10) | 0.4 |
| Allocated proportion of administrative time | |||
| Percentage – median (IQR) | 0 (0–5) | 7 (1–15) | 0.002 |
DE = diagnostic errors; IQR = interquartile range
*
Data presented as n (%).
**
Includes medical doctors and advanced practice providers. Statistical analysis was performed with STATA software (version 12; StataCorp., College Station, Texas, United States of America)