Table 3 The comparison of Specialist LINK awareness and utilization between those physicians with < 5 years of experience and those with 5 or more years of experience
< 5 years n (%) | = > 5 years n (%) | Chi-square Statistics | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Awareness of Specialist LINK | 6.39 | 0.01* | ||
Yes | 77 (96.2%) | 128 (85.3%) | ||
No | 3 (3.8%) | 22 (14.7%) | ||
Used Specialist LINK | 0.05 | 0.83 | ||
Yes | 58 (72.5%) | 91 (71.1%) | ||
No | 22 (27.5%) | 37 (28.9%) | ||
Number of times accessed | 0.01 | 0.95 | ||
Haven’t used it | 2 (3.3%) | 8 (7.8%) | ||
1–2 times | 15 (24.6%) | 25 (24.3%) | ||
3–5 times | 25 (41.0%) | 28 (27.2%) | ||
> 5 times | 19 (31.1%) | 42 (40.7%) | ||
Improvement in patient management | 0.73 | 0.39 | ||
Yes | 57 (77.0%) | 85 (71.4%) | ||
No | 17 (23.0%) | 34 (28.6%) | ||
Effectiveness of Specialist LINK Mean (SD) | 8.20 (1.46) | 8.15 (1.84) | 0.83a | 0.36 |
n = 65 | n = 110 | |||
Awareness of Clinical Pathways | 0.00 | 0.97 | ||
Yes | 43 (55.1%) | 79 (54.9%) | ||
No | 35 (44.9%) | 65 (45.1%) | ||
Accessed Clinical Pathways | 1.62 | 0.20 | ||
Yes | 42 (87.5%) | 66 (78.6%) | ||
No | 6 (12.5%) | 18 (21.4%) | ||
Number of times used | 0.64 | 0.43 | ||
Haven’t used it | 6 (12.8%) | 12 (16.2%) | ||
1–2 times | 12 (25.5%) | 10 (13.5%) | ||
3–5 times | 15 (31.9%) | 22 (29.7%) | ||
> 5 times | 14 (29.8%) | 30 (40.6%) | ||
Change in practice | 0.01 | 0.93 | ||
Yes | 37 (80.4%) | 59 (79.7%) | ||
No | 9 (19.6%) | 15 (20.3%) | ||
Effectiveness of Clinical Pathways Mean (SD) | 7.83 (1.69) | 8.06 (1.54) | 0.47a | 0.49 |
n = 41 | n = 65 |