Table 2.
Expected consequences of the mandate and correlation with attitude towards mandates for pediatricians vs. others
| Expected consequences of mandate | Mean (SD)a | Correlationb with attitude towards mandatesc | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatricians | Other physicians | p-value | Pediatricians | Other physicians | |
| I expect no consequences. | 2.97 (1.29) | 3.16 (1.33) | 0.014 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| Counseling patients will require more effort. | 3.01 (1.13) | 3.23 (1.09) | 0.001 | −0.16 | − 0.15 |
| Counseling patients will require less effort. | 2.01 (0.96) | 1.94 (0.87) | 0.203 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| The mandate will be a burden for the patient provider relationship. | 2.11 (0.95) | 1.98 (0.97) | 0.018 | −0.34 | − 0.35 |
| I expect a higher amount of work for issuing certificates about measles protection to patients. | 2.47 (1.12) | 2.33 (1.00) | 0.017 | −0.19 | −0.24 |
| I expect that patients will press me to issue medical exemptions from the mandate. | 3.38 (1.24) | 3.16 (1.26) | 0.003 | −0.04 | −0.19 |
| I expect more children to be vaccinated on time. | 3.47 (1.06) | 3.93 (0.90) | < 0.001 | 0.25 | 0.35 |
Bold denotes significance at p < 0.05.
aLikert scale items (1 = disagree; 5 = strongly agree)
bPearson’s method
cMean score ‘attitude towards mandates’ consisting of four items (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.88) expressing negative attitude (score = 1) to positive attitude (score = 5)