TABLE 2.

Descriptive statistics of practice-level NP-PCOCQ subscales in states with different scope of practice regulations.

	Overall (n = 1097)		Full SOP (n = 269)		Restricted SOP (n = 361)		Reduced SOP (n = 479)
NP-PCOCQ subscales	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	p
Professional Visibility	3.17	0.65	3.26	0.63	3.11	0.66	3.16	0.66	<0.05*
NP-Administration Relations	2.90	0.72	3.01	0.67	2.81	0.71	2.90	0.75	<0.01**
NP-Physician Relations	3.32	0.50	3.35	0.52	3.31	0.53	3.30	0.53	0.52
Independent Practice and Support	3.48	0.46	3.56	0.40	3.43	0.49	3.47	0.46	<0.01**

Note: p-values generated from t-tests.

Abbreviations: M, mean; N, sample size; NP, nurse practitioner; NP-PCOCQ, Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care Organizational Climate Questionnaire; p, p-value; SD, standard deviation.

^*Significant at p < 0.05.

^**Significant at p < 0.01.