A survey of health care needs of physicians

Table 1 Access to care and barriers

		Gender			Working hours
	Overall	Men	Women	P value	<40	40–60	>60	P value
Difficulty with access to healthcare^a	3.6 ± 3	2.98 ± 2.9	4.2 ± 2.9	<0.001	2.1 ± 2.4	3.7 ± 2.9	4.5 ± 3.1	<0.001
Likelihood of self-diagnosis^b	6.2 ± 2.8	5.9 ± 2.8	6.6 ± 2.8	0.02	5.3 ± 2.7	6.2 ± 2.8	7 ± 2.6	<0.001
Main barriers^c
Finding time	7.4 ± 2.6	7 ± 2.8	8 ± 2.3	0.004	6.1 ± 2.7	7.5 ± 2.6	8.4 ± 2.1	<0.001
Confidentiality	5.1 ± 3.1	4.5 ± 2.9	5.8 ± 3.2	0.002	5 ± 3	5.1 ± 3.2	5.3 ± 3.2	0.84
Inability to see someone I know	5.2 ± 3	4.7 ± 2.7	5.8 ± 3.2	0.002	5.1 ± 3	5.3 ± 2.9	5.1 ± 3.1	0.85
Not encouraged by employer	3.2 ± 2.7	2.7 ± 2.5	3.7 ± 2.9	0.006	2.6 ± 2.3	3.2 ± 2.8	3.6 ± 3	0.1

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
^aThe scale used is a 10 point scale (1–10) where 1 is very easy and 10 is very difficult
^bThe scale used is a 10 point scale (1–10) where 1 is less likely and 10 is more likely
^cThe scale used is a 10 point scale (1–10) where 1 is minor barrier and 10 as major barrier

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