Table 5.
Comparison of mean scores of each domain by duration of REC and gender balance
| Individual domains | Duration of REC | Gender balance of REC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–5 years (n = 5) (mean ± SD) | > 5 years (n = 10) (mean ± SD) | p value | Yes (n = 7) (mean ± SD) | No (n = 8) (mean ± SD) | p value | |
| Organizational aspects | 21.0 ± 2.2 | 26.7 ± 9.4 | 0.071 | 27.4 ± 11.4 | 22.5 ± 2.6 | 0.448 |
| Membership and educational training | 16.4 ± 2.9 | 19.1 ± 3.3 | 0.173 | 20.5 ± 2.5 | 16.1 ± 2.6 | 0.008 |
| Submission arrangements and materials | 9.0 ± 1.0 | 9.2 ± 0.7 | 0.696 | 9.3 ± 0.7 | 9.0 ± 0.9 | 0.538 |
| Meeting minutes | 8.6 ± 0.8 | 8.4 ± 0.8 | 0.557 | 8.2 ± 0.9 | 8.6 ± 0.7 | 0.446 |
| Policies referring to review procedures | 5.2 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 0.5 | 0.690 | 5.3 ± 0.5 | 5.2 ± 0.4 | 0.880 |
| Review of specific protocol and informed consent items | 36.4 ± 1.5 | 36.3 ± 1.5 | 0.899 | 36.9 ± 1.6 | 35.9 ± 1.1 | 0.186 |
| Communicating a decision | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 1.3 | 0.235 | 1.1 ± 1.5 | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.146 |
| Continuing review | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | – | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | – |
| REC resources | 6.0 ± 0.0 | 6.0 ± 0.0 | 1.000 | 6.0 ± 0.0 | 6.0 ± 0.0 | 1.000 |
| Organizational commitment | 20.0 ± 0.0 | 23.5 ± 3.4 | 0.075 | 24.3 ± 3.5 | 20.6 ± 1.8 | 0.023 |
| Total score | 102.8 ± 6.8 | 111.9 ± 13.9 | 0.165 | 114.9 ± 15.3 | 103.6 ± 6.9 | 0.056 |