Table 3.
Difference in themes of entry by gender and specialtya
| Theme, by gender b | Men (N=52) | Women (N=31) | Total (N=83) | P value |
| Lack of professionalism | ||||
| Any | 42 (81) | 29 (94) | 71 (86) | .11 |
| Delay | 23 (44) | 16 (52) | 39 (47) | .52 |
| Attitude | 21 (40) | 10 (32) | 31 (37) | .46 |
| Lack of communication | 11 (21) | 17 (55) | 28 (34) | .002 |
| Perceived medical error | 25 (48) | 7 (23) | 32 (39) | .02 |
| Breach in institutional protocol | 12 (23) | 7 (23) | 19 (23) | .96 |
| Theme, by specialty c | Medical specialty (N=36) | specialtySurgical specialty (N=40) | Total (N=76) | P value |
| Lack of professionalism | ||||
| Any | 27 (75) | 37 (93) | 64 (84) | .04 |
| Delay | 14 (39) | 25 (63) | 39 (51) | .04 |
| Attitude | 13 (36) | 12 (30) | 25 (33) | .57 |
| Lack of communication | 15 (42) | 10 (25) | 25 (33) | .12 |
| Perceived medical error | 17 (47) | 13 (33) | 30 (40) | .19 |
| Breach in institutional protocol | 4 (11) | 15 (38) | 19 (25) | .008 |
| Theme, women only d | Medical specialty (N=16) | Surgical specialty (N=12) | Total (N=28) | P value |
| Lack of professionalism | ||||
| Any | 14 (88) | 12 (100) | 26 (93) | .20 |
| Delay | 8 (50) | 8 (67) | 16 (57) | .28 |
| Attitude | 6 (38) | 2 (17) | 8 (29) | .23 |
| Lack of communication | 10 (63) | 5 (42) | 15 (54) | .27 |
| Perceived medical error | 5 (31) | 2 (17) | 7 (25) | .38 |
| Breach in institutional protocol | 2 (13) | 5 (42) | 7 (25) | .08 |
a
Themes are not mutually exclusive
b
Entries with no identifiable gender excluded (n=124)
c
Entries with no identifiable specialty excluded (n=7)
d
Entries with identified gender and specialty only