Table 4. Comparison of the demographic and the professional variables and reporting/non-reporting behavior in the intervention group vs. the control group.
Physicians reported more than nurses; specialists, reported more than non-specialists; those fulfilling additional positions and those working in other places beside the hospital demonstrated high rates of reports.
| Variable (Total No.) | Did not report | Reported | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | ||||
| Gender (207) | Female | 60.8 (96) | 39.2 (67) | 158 | 0.23 |
| Male | 51.0 (25) | 49.0 (24) | 49 | ||
| Profession (207) | Nurse | 63.5 (99) | 36.5 (57) | 156 | 0.009 |
| Physician | 43.1 (22) | 56.9 (29) | 51 | ||
| Country of origin (202) | Israel | 47.9 (34) | 52.1 (37) | 71 | 0.12 |
| Eastern Europe | 63.4 (71) | 36.6 (41) | 112 | ||
| Other | 64.3 (11) | 42.1 (8) | 19 | ||
| Country of Professional Training (200) | Israel | 55.9 (71) | 44.1 (56) | 127 | 0.83 |
| Eastern Europe | 60.8 (31) | 39.2 (20) | 51 | ||
| Other | 59.1 (13) | 40.9 (9) | 22 | ||
| Specialty (207) | Yes | 39.4 (26) | 60.6 (40) | 66 | <0.001 |
| No | 67.4 (95) | 32.6 (46) | 141 | ||
| Fulfilling other positions (194) | Yes | 33.3 (15) | 66.7 (30) | 45 | <0.001 |
| No | 66.4 (99) | 33.6 (50) | 149 | ||
| Working in other places (201) | Yes | 40.0 (10) | 60.0 (15) | 25 | 0.05 |
| No | 60.2 (106) | 39.8 (70) | 176 | ||
| Age | (Mean ±SD) | 57.13±7.21 | 42.87±9.34 | 103/82 | 0.92 |
| Age (185) | ≤35 | 48.8 (21) | 51.2 (22) | 43 | 0.08 |
| 36–45 | 66.7 (44) | 33.3 (22) | 66 | ||
| ≥46 | 50.0 (38) | 50.0 (38) | 76 | ||
| Years of seniority in the profession | (Mean ±SD) | 16.52±10.06 | 17.14±10.21 | 103/83 | 0.68 |
| Years of seniority in the profession (186) | <7 | 54.3 (19) | 45.7 (16) | 35 | 0.68 |
| 7–20 | 58.6 (51) | 41.4 (36) | 87 | ||
| >21 | 51.6 (33) | 48.4 (31) | 64 | ||
| Years of seniority in the profession in Israel | (Mean ±SD) | 19.64±9.05 | 21.4±10.83 | 81/47 | 0.32 |
| Years of seniority in the profession in Israel (128) | ≤20 | 64.8 (46) | 35.2 (25) | 71 | 0.69 |
| >21 | 61.4 (35) | 38.6 (22) | 57 | ||
| Years of Seniority in the internal division | (Mean ±SD) | 11.26±9.49 | 13.36±10.11 | 114/84 | 0.32 |
| Years of Seniority in the internal division (198) | ≤3 | 65.4 (34) | 34.6 (18) | 52 | |
| 3.1–13 | 60.3 (41) | 39.7 (27) | 68 | 0.19 | |
| ≥13.1 | 50.0 (39) | 50.0 (39) | 78 | ||
| No. of patients treated per day | (Mean ±SD) | 15.92±9.22 | 16.34±11.19 | 104/79 | 0.78 |
| No. of patients treated per day (183) | ≤12 | 54.5 (54) | 45.5 (45) | 99 | 0.50 |
| ≥13 | 59.5 (50) | 40.5 (34) | 84 | ||
| No. of drugs distributed/examined per day | (Mean ±SD) | 53.72±43.90 | 65.04±54.71 | 91/69 | 0.15 |
| No. of drugs distributed/examined per day (160) | ≤50 | 59.1 (55) | 40.9 (38) | 93 | 0.50 |
| >51 | 53.7 (36) | 46.3 (31) | 67 | ||
| % of Patients taking more than one drug per day | (Mean ±SD) | 89.44±19.70 | 87.19±24.35 | 102/77 | 0.56 |
| Patients taking more than one drug per day (179) | <90 | 58.3 (21) | 41.3 (15) | 36 | 0.86 |
| >90 | 56.6 (81) | 43.4 (62) | 143 |