Table 3.
Variability in the Medical Devices Counseling-Related Practices by Gender and Years of Experience
| Devices-Related Counseling Practice | Gender | Experience | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (n=977) | F (n=29) | Test Statistic (p-value)a | <2 years (n=62) | 2–5 years (n=215) | 6–9 years (n=375) | 10–13 years (n=210) | 14–17 years (n=101) | 18–21 years (n=32) |
 21 years (n=11) |
Test Statistic (p-value)b | |
| Used personally by respondent [Mean score (SD)] | 5.6 (6.4) | 5.1 (5.5) | 0.514 (0.611) | 5.1 (6.2) | 5.1 (6.7) | 5.2 (6.5) | 6.4 (6.2) | 6.3 (5.6) | 6.3 (6.7) | 8.0 (7.6) | 1.600 (0.144) |
| Representing patients’ common inquiry [Mean score (SD)] | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.8) | −0.714 (0.475) | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.7) | 1.000 (0.424) |
| Self-rating of ability to use [Mean score (SD)] | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.8) | 2.137 (0.033)* | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.7) | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.7) | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.8 (0.6) | 4.1 (0.5) | 3.561 (0.002)** |
| Self-rating of confidence to counsel [Mean score (SD)] | 3.8 (0.8) | 3.6 (0.6) | 1.297 (0.195) | 3.5 (0.9) | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.9) | 3.9 (0.7) | 2.315 (0.032)* |
| Actual counseling practice [Mean score (SD)] | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.9) | 1.432 (0.152) | 3.4 (1.0) | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.8) | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.9) | 3.8 (0.8) | 1.051 (0.391) |
| Being supplied to patients [Mean score (SD)] | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.0) | 0.331 (0.741) | 3.1 (1.1) | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.2 (1.2) | 3.0 (1.2) | 0353 (0.908) |
Notes: aStudent’s t-test, bOne way ANOVA, *Statistically significant at p-value<0.05, **Statistically significant at p-value<0.01.