Table 3 The relationship between adherence and physician’s title (consultant and non-consultant), sharing decisions with a senior physician and knowledge scores
Variable | Adherence | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Adherent (n = 67) | Non-adherent (n = 176) | ||
Title (consultant and non-consultant) | |||
Consultants | 10 | 33 | 0.19 |
15% | 18.7% | ||
Non-consultants | 57 | 143 | |
85% | 81.3% | ||
Sharing decisions with a senior physician | |||
Yes | 49 | 99 | 0.007 |
73.13% | 56.25% | ||
No | 18 | 77 | |
26.9% | 43.75% | ||
Knowledge scores | |||
Score | 7% scored 0/2 (n = 5), 22% scored 1/2 (n = 15), 70% scored 2/2 (n = 47) | 9% scored 0/2 (n = 17), 55% scored 1/2 (n = 98), 34% scored 2/2 (n = 61) | 0.001 |