Table 1 Demographic, knowledge and practice characteristics of subjects.
From: Expertise about herbs and dietary supplements among diverse health professionals
Characteristic | Total | Fall, 2004 | Spring, 2005 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 1268 | 321 | 947 | |
Age (mean) | 40.3 ± 12.9 | 43.5 ± 11.4 | 39.3 ± 13.2 | <.001* |
Gender (% male) | 321 (25%) | 62 (19%) | 259 (27%) | .005† |
Race | .18† | |||
African American | 57 (4.5%) | 14 (4.4%) | 43 (4.5%) | |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 96 (7.6%) | 15 (4.7%) | 81 (8.6%) | |
Caucasian | 1052 (83%) | 276 (86%) | 776 (82%) | |
Native American/Alaskan Native | 3 (0.2%) | 0 | 3 (0.3%) | |
Declined | 60 (4.7%) | 16 (5.0%) | 44 (4.6%) | |
Ethnicity (% Latino) | 41 (3.2%) | 7 (2.2%) | 34 (3.6%) | .37† |
Professional Group | <.001† | |||
Physician/PA | 374 (29.5%) | 107 (33.3%) | 267 (28.2%) | |
Nurse | 296 (23.3%) | 92 (28.7%) | 204 (21.5%) | |
Nutritionist | 150 (11.8%) | 62 (19.3%) | 88 (9.3%) | |
Pharmacist | 58 (4.6%) | 32 (10.0%) | 26 (2.7%) | |
Student | 390 (30.8%) | 28 (8.7%) | 362 (38.2%) | |
Used HDS in the past week | 1079 (85.1%) | 259 (80.7%) | 820 (86.6%) | .013† |
Number of HDS used in the past week | 5.5 ± 6.3 median 4 | 4.4 ± 5.0 median 3 | 5.9 ± 6.7 median 4 | <.001* |
NC resident [yes] | 599 (47.2%) | 217 (67.6%) | 382 (40.3%) | <.001† |
Faculty/In Practice | 727 (57.3%) | 251 (78.2%) | 476 (50.3%) | <.001† |
Had seen patients in past 30 days? [yes] | 853 (67.3%) | 247 (76.9%) | 606 (64.0%) | <.001† |
Knowledge Scores (% of items answered correctly) | 65.8 ± 10.7 | 68.8 ± 10.8 | 64.8 ± 10.4 | <.001* |
Confidence Scale (range 19–95) | 52.5 ± 18.2 n = 1201 | 66.4 ± 15.8 n = 321 | 47.5 ± 16.3 n = 880 | <.001* |
Communication Practices Scale ‡ (range 0–10) | 2.20 ± 1.92 n = 852 | 1.88 ± 1.72 n = 247 | 2.33 ± 1.99 n = 606 | .002* |