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Table 3 Observed correlates and effects of, or expectancies from, the integration of screening programmes into breast centres according to clinical leads (n = 74)

From: Integrating mammography screening programmes into specialist breast centres in Italy: insights from a national survey of Senonetwork breast centres

UTAUT model construct

Observed correlates and effects (or expectancies)

Mean (standard error)a

P valueb

Breast centres collaborating with screening (n = 62)

Breast centres not collaborating with screening (n = 12)

Performance expectancy

 The integration makes (or I expect it makes) me more confident of the clinical quality of patient care

93.4 (1.80)

57.6 (11.58)

0.000

 The integration makes (or I expect it makes) me more confident of patient convenience (service timeliness, etc.)

95.7 (1.59)

65.5 (10.68)

0.000

 The integration eases (or I expect it eases) my job

83.0 (3.25)

65.1 (9.61)

0.039

 The integration offers (or I expect it offers) better opportunities for my professional growth

73.7 (3.73)

56.6 (10.40)

0.079

Effort expectancy

 It is easy (or I expect it is easy) to acquire the management skills needed for the integration

55.3 (3.50)

53.8 (9.86)

0.87

 Managing the integration does not cost (or I expect it does not cost) me extra working time

42.7 (3.86)

36.3 (6.59)

0.50

Social influence

 Do your colleagues think that the integration is important?

85.7 (2.61)

71.3 (11.41)

0.065

 Does local health authority think that the integration is important?

76.2 (3.55)

66.0 (10.17)

0.27

Facilitating conditions

 Has local health authority made (or will it make) available to you the resources needed for the integration?

42.5 (4.38)

51.9 (10.91)

0.40

 Has local health authority enabled (or will it enable) you to acquire the management skills needed for the integration?

51.5 (4.37)

47.8 (10.21)

0.74

 Has local health authority developed (or will it develop) an official protocol for the management of breast cancer?

71.3 (4.25)

62.7 (11.58)

0.43

Propensity to use

 Are you inclined to handling the integration personally?

92.7 (2.16)

82.5 (8.53)

0.10

 Are you inclined to keep on handle the integration personally and with conviction?

92.6 (16.52)

NA

 

Satisfaction and motivation

 The integration makes (or I expect it makes) my working environment more stimulating

85.1 (2.54)

66.8 (10.56)

0.015

 The integration makes (or I expect it makes) my working environment more satisfactory

84.2 (2.55)

60.5 (10.42)

0.002

Control variables

 No. of years of professional experience

28.4 (1.01)

27.9 (2.03)

0.84

 No. of working years at the breast centre

15.7 (1.11)

13.3 (2.53)

0.39

 Age (years)

58.1 (0.92)

55.5 (1.94)

0.24

 Gender (female)

0.52 (0.06)

0.42 (0.15)

0.51

  1. UTAUT Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology
  2. aThe opinions of the breast centre clinical leads were expressed as scores from 0 to 100
  3. bEquality-of-means test