Table 5 Differences in clinician’s opinion on moving to On-demand chest-radiography across the demographic and work-related characteristics
Variable | Change to On-Demand Chest Radiography Recommendation | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Yes | No | ||
Age | 35 ± 8 Years | 34 ± 8 Years | 0.221 |
Gender | |||
Male | 120 (75) | 40 (25) | 0.852 |
Female | 249 (75.5) | 78 (24.5) | |
Nationality | |||
Saudi | 62 (86.1) | 10 (13.9) | 0.316 |
Western | 11 (73.3) | 4 (26.7) | |
Middle Eastern | 34 (77.2) | 10 (22.8) | |
Asian | 215 (73.1) | 79 (26.9) | |
European | 22 (81.5) | 5 (18.5) | |
African | 14 (73.6) | 5 (26.4) | |
Workplace | |||
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs | 148 (76.6) | 45 (23.4) | 0.463 |
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center | 45 (72.5) | 17 (27.5) | |
King Fahd Medical City | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | |
Prince Sultan Medical Military City | 38 (77.6) | 11 (22.4) | |
Security Forces Hospital | 37 (75.5) | 12 (24.5) | |
King Saud Medical City | 23 (92) | 2 (8) | |
Other | 80 (69.6) | 35 (30.4) | |
Education level | |||
Diploma | 59 (70.2) | 25 (29.8) | 0.320 |
Bachelor | 245 (76.0) | 78(24.0) | |
Master | 28 (84.8) | 5 (15.2) | |
PhD | 29 (78.4) | 8 (21.6) | |
MBBs | 10 (62.5) | 6 (37.5) | |
Work Experience | |||
1–5 Years | 104 (73.8) | 37 (27.2) | 0.861 |
6–10 Years | 137 (76.5) | 42 (23.5) | |
11–15 Years | 68 (76.4) | 21 (23.6) | |
> 15 Years | 68 (78.1) | 19 (21.9) | |
Work Experience in ICU units | |||
Less than 6 months | 26 (86.6) | 4 (13.3) | 0.253 |
More than 6 months | 340 (74.3) | 117 (25.7) | |
Current Position | |||
Consultant | 26 (81.2) | 6 (18.8) | 772 |
Associate Consultant | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | |
Assistant Consultant | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | |
Staff Physician | 15 (78.9) | 4 (21.1) | |
Fellow | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | |
Resident | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | |
Respiratory Therapist | 48 (80) | 12 (20) | |
Nurse | 265 (75) | 88 (25) | |