Table 3.
Analysis Dependent on Medical Profession
| Grouper/Level/Aspect | Profession | p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | Non-medical | |||
| Respondents’ characterization | ||||
| Age | 0.505 | |||
| ≤ 20 y | 0.7 (1) | 0.9 (1) | ||
| 21–30 y | 62.7 (85) | 54.5 (61) | ||
| 31–40 y | 23.0 (31) | 35.7 (40) | ||
| ≥ 41y | 13.3 (18) | 8.9 (10) | ||
| Religion | < 0.001 | |||
| Islam | 11.9 (16) | 34.8 (39) | ||
| Christianity | 78.5 (106) | 60.7 (68) | ||
| Hinduism | 9.6 (13) | 4.5 (5) | ||
| Marital status | 0.017 | |||
| Married | 60.0 (81) | 42.0 (47) | ||
| Single | 39.3 (53) | 56.3 (63) | ||
| Others | 0.7 (1) | 1.8 (2) | ||
| History of normal vaginal delivery | 0.080 | |||
| Yes | 26.0 (34) | 36.5 (38) | ||
| No | 74.0 (97) | 63.5 (66) | ||
| History of gastroscopy/ coloscopy | 0.998 | |||
| Yes | 4.51 (6) | 4.5 (5) | ||
| No | 95.5 (127) | 95.5 (106) | ||
| History of laparotomy | 0.676 | |||
| Yes | 1.5 (2) | 0.9 (1) | ||
| No | 98.5 (131) | 99.1 (109) | ||
| History of laparoscopy | 0.733 | |||
| Yes | 4.5 (6) | 3.6 (4) | ||
| No | 95.5 (127) | 96.4 (106) | ||
| Respondents’ decisional preferences | ||||
| Preferred overall technique for | < 0.001 | |||
| Cholecystectomy | Open | 5.3 (7) | 11.8 (12) | |
| Laparoscopic | 79.7 (106) | 47.1 (48) | ||
| NOTES (transvaginal) | 7.5 (10) | 20.6 (21) | ||
| NOTES (transgastric) | 7.5 (10) | 20.6 (21) | ||
| Preferred overall technique for | < 0.001 | |||
| Ovariectomy | Open | 7.5 (10) | 10.7 (11) | |
| Laparoscopic | 71.6 (96) | 42.7 (44) | ||
| NOTES (transvaginal) | 14.2 (19) | 38.8 (40) | ||
| NOTES (transgastric) | 6.7 (9) | 7.8 (8) | ||
| Preferred NOTES technique | 0.507 | |||
| For cholecystectomy | Transgastric | 54.8 (68) | 59.2 (61) | |
| Transvaginal | 45.2 (56) | 40.8 (42) | ||
| Preferred NOTES technique | 0.577 | |||
| For ovariectomy | Transgastric | 37.7 (46) | 41.4 (43) | |
| Transvaginal | 62.3 (76) | 58.7 (61) | ||
| Reasons to refuse a | Fear of postop sexual dysfunction | 30.4 (41) | 23.2 (26) | 0.208 |
| Transvaginal approach for a | Anxiety about future pregnancies | 31.9 (43) | 42.9 (48) | 0.074 |
| Cholecystectomy | Objections based on moral grounds | 22.2 (30) | 10.7 (12) | 0.017 |
| Experimental character of NOTES | 29.6 (40) | 19.6 (22) | 0.072 | |
| Other objections | 6.7 (9) | 6.3 (7) | 0.895 | |
| Reasons to refuse a | Fear of postop sexual dysfunction | 31.1 (42) | 24.1 (27) | 0.222 |
| Transvaginal approach for a | Anxiety about future pregnancies | 32.6 (44) | 30.4 (34) | 0.707 |
| Ovariectomy | Objections based on moral grounds | 20.0 (27) | 13.4 (15) | 0.169 |
| Experimental character of NOTES | 27.4 (37) | 21.4 (24) | 0.278 | |
| Other objections | 7.4 (10) | 5.4 (6) | 0.515 | |
| Benefits to accept NOTES | No visible scars | 37.8 (51) | 32.1 (36) | 0.356 |
| As alternative approach | No pain | 28.9 (39) | 39.3 (44) | 0.085 |
| premise: complication rate of | Short hospital stay | 26.7 (36) | 17.9 (20) | 0.100 |
| NOTES comparable to | Short sick leave | 6.7 (9) | 4.5 (5) | 0.456 |
| Laparoscopy | Less complications | 43.7 (59) | 41.1 (46) | 0.677 |
Note:*p-value bold when p < 0.05 and italic when p > 0.05 / < 0.1.