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Table 3 Characteristics of the 297 physicians

From: Physicians' propensity to collaborate and their attitude towards EBM: A cross-sectional study

Attitude towards EBM, mean ± SD (range)

2.98 ± 0.56 (1-4)

Age, year, mean ± SD (range)

47.01 ± 8.01 (30-67)

Gender, No. M/F

158/139

Years since Graduation, year, mean ± SD (range)

27.05 ± 8.69 (7-55)

Field of Specialization, No. Physicians· (%)

 

   Medical Specialties

210 (69.08)

   Surgical Specialties

32 (10.53)

   Obstetrics-gynaecology

39 (12.83)

   Paediatrics

23 (7.57)

Tenure NHS, year, mean ± SD (range)

16.01 ± 9.74 (1-41)

Tenure LHA, year, mean ± SD (range)

10.95 ± 7.94 (1-37)

Managerial role, No. managers/professionals

51/246

Hospital affiliation, No. Physicians (%)

 

   Bellaria

121 (40.74)

   Budrio

9 (3.03)

   Maggiore

112 (37.71)

   Porretta

6 (2.02)

   Bentivoglio

20 (6.73)

   Mazzacorati/Roncati

29 (9.76)

Directorate affiliation, No. Physicians (%)

 

   Neuroscience

174 (58.59)

   Oncology

48 (16.16)

   Maternal-Health

75 (25.25)

Number of Publications, mean ± SD (range)

4.27 ± 9.32 (0-83)

Co-authorship, mean ± SD (range)

0.01 ± 0.41 (0-1)

Geographical distance, km, mean ± SD (range

9.09 ± 12.68 (0-77)

  1. Physicians may be specialized in more than one field.