Table 4.
Response (sum ± STD) from Likert scale responses to given questions. Statistical group comparison using the unpaired, two-tailed Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
| Questions | PBC (n = 490) |
SBC (n = 563) |
Male (n = 274) |
Female (n = 779) |
Undergraduate (n = 438) |
Graduate (n = 615) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital networks (including telemedicine) make face-to-face medical consultations unnecessary. 0 = do not know, 1 = false, 7 = fully agree. |
2.40 ± 0.86 | 2.41 ± 0.84 | 2.57 ± 1.05 | 2.35 ± 0.76 | 2.43 ± 0.92 | 2.39 ± 0.80 |
| Group comparison | p = 0.567 | p = 0.006 (alpha = 0.003) | p = 0.925 | |||
| Would it be problematic for you as a doctor that you work more at the computer instead of directly interacting with the patient? 1 = yes, 2 = no, 3 = do not know. | 1.42 ± 0.73 | 1.41 ± 0.74 | 1.36 ± 0.70 | 1.44 ± 0.75 | 1.41 ± 0.74 | 1.42 ± 0.74 |
| Group comparison | p = 0.692 | p = 0.116 | p = 0.641 | |||
| What do you think: Does digitization in medicine reduce (0) or enhance (100) personal doctor–doctor communication? | 49.8 ± 26.2 | 49.2 ± 25.7 | 52.1 ± 27.4 | 48.6 ± 25.3 | 48.8 ± 25.8 | 50.0 ± 26.0 |
| Group comparison | p = 0.705 | p = 0.076 | p = 0.496 | |||
| What do you think: Do digital networks increase (0) or decrease (100) doctor–nurse communication? | 40.5 ± 22.3 | 36.7 ± 20.7 | 40.3 ± 22.5 | 37.8 ± 21.2 | 37.5 ± 21.3 | 39.2 ± 21.8 |
| Group comparison | p = 0.010 * | p = 0.213 | p = 0.170 | |||
| How do you deal with a non-perfect health care system: Do you try learn the pitfalls in order to adapt yourself (0), or do you try to improve an imperfect system actively (100)? | 58.8 ± 24.6 | 57.4 ± 23.9 | 55.1 ± 26.2 | 59.1 ± 23.5 | 60.6 ± 23.6 | 56.2 ± 24.5 |
| Group comparison | p = 0.316 | p = 0.068 | p = 0.003 | |||
| Digitization in medicine lacks confidentiality and breaches private data security. 0 = do not know, 1 = false, 7 = fully agree. | 3.08 ± 1.20 | 3.17 ± 1.26 | 3.07 ± 1.17 | 3.15 ± 1.25 | 3.22 ± 1.29 | 3.07 ± 1.18 |
| Group comparison | p = 0.296 | p = 0.155 | p = 0.025 * | |||
| Do you regard the statutory health card susceptible for fraud (0) or a tool to improve quality of patient-centered care (100)? | 67.8 ± 20.1 | 66.7 ± 20.7 | 69.5 ± 21.1 | 66.4 ± 20.1 | 65.6 ± 19.9 | 68.4 ± 20.8 |
| Group comparison | p = 0.467 | p = 0.011 * | p = 0.007 * | |||
* = non-significant after Bonverroni correction of alpha error.