Table 4.
Variability in the Medical Devices Counseling-Related Practices by Highest Qualification, Board Certification, and Clinical Training
| Devices-Related Counseling Practice | Qualification | Board Certification | Clinical Training | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diploma (n=21) | Bachelor (n=849) | PharmD (n=121) | Master (n=13) | PhD (n=2) | Test Statistic (p-value) b | No (n=785) | Yes (n=221) | Test Statistics (p-value) a | No n=771 | Yes n=235 | Test Statistic (P value)a | |
| Used personally by respondent [Mean score (SD)] | 4.6 (6.2) | 5.4 (6.2) | 6.6 (7.2) | 8.2 (8.0) | 12 (8.5) | 2.053 (0.085) | 5.2 (6.2) | 6.8 (7.1) | 2.983 (0.003)** | 5.4 (6.2) | 6.3 (7.0) | 1.891 (0.059) |
| Representing patients’ common inquiry [Mean score (SD)] | 3.2 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.5) | 3.9 (1.0) | 1.354 (0.248) | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.8) | −0.363 (0.717) | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.7) | 1.296 (0.195) |
| Self-rating of ability to use [Mean score (SD)] | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.8) | 4.0 (0.7) | 4.7 (0.5) | 2.040 (0.087) | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.8 (0.8) | 0.992 (0.321) | 3.7 (0.7) | 3.9 (0.8) | 2.560 (0.011)* |
| Self-rating of confidence to counsel [Mean score (SD)] | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.8) | 4.6 (0.3) | 2.059 (0.084) | 3.7 (0.8) | 3.8 (0.8) | 1.870 (0.062) | 3.7 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.8) | 3.261 (0.001)** |
| Actual counseling practice [Mean score (SD)] | 3.3 (0.8) | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.9) | 3.7 (0.8) | 4.7 (0.4) | 2.282 (0.059) | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.8) | 1.670 (0.095) | 3.6 (0.8) | 3.7 (0.8) | 2.015 (0.044) * |
| Being supplied to patients [Mean score (SD)] | 2.9 (0.9) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.1 (0.7) | 4.5 (0.7) | 1.415 (0.227) | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.3 (1.1) | 1.733 (0.083) | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.3 (1.1) | 1.443 (0.149) |
Notes: aStudent’s t-test, bOne-way ANOVA, *Statistically significant at p-value<0.05, **Statistically significant at p-value<0.01.