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Table 1 Characteristics of sampled physicians (N = 297)

From: “Us and Them”: a social network analysis of physicians’ professional networks and their attitudes towards EBM

Network Coreness, mean ± SD (range)

0.053 ± 0.024 (0.011 – 0.125)

Network Authority, mean ± SD (range)

0.042 ± 0.049 (0.000 – 0.195)

EBM adoption, No. Physicians (%)

 

     Very frequently

43 (14.49)

     Frequently

212 (71.50)

     Occasionally

37 (12.56)

     Rarely

4 (1.45)

Age, year, mean ± SD (range)

47.01 ± 8.01 (30 – 67)

Gender, No. M/F

158/139

Tenure INHS, 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

Geographical distance, kilometers, mean ± SD (range)

22.77 ± 29.61 (0 – 198)

Hospital affiliation, No. Physicians (%)

 

     Hospital 1

6 (2.02)

     Hospital 2

20 (6.73)

     Hospital 3

9 (3.03)

     Hospital 4

112 (37.31)

     Hospital 5

121 (40.74)

     Hospital 6

29 (9.76)

Directorate affiliation, No. Physicians (%)

 

     Directorate 1

48 (16.16)

     Directorate 2

75 (25.25)

     Directorate 3

174 (58.59)