Physician demographics and bivariate analysis of the associations between professional and working conditions with awareness regarding SMA consensus care protocol.
| Characteristics | Awareness of the consensus SMA standard of care | Test statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No=85 | Yes=83 | ||
| *Sex | |||
| Female | 36 (42.4) | 45 (54.2) | χ2(1)=2.37 |
| Male | 49 (57.6) | 38 (45.8) | |
| †Years of experience, mean±SD | 8.3±7.2 | 7.8±5.7 | t (166)=0.497 |
| ‡Specialty | |||
| Pediatric neurology | 31 (36.5) | 56 (67.5) | χ2(4)=18.9 |
| Adult neurology | 9 (10.5) | 8 (9.6) | |
| Pediatric intensivist | 21 (24.7) | 9 (10.8) | |
| General pediatrics | 17 (20) | 5 (6) | |
| Other specialists: pediatric pulmonologist & geneticist | 7 (8.2) | 5 (6) | |
| §Current position | |||
| Consultant | 48 (56.5) | 41 (49.4) | χ2(1)=3.34 |
| Fellow | 10 (11.8) | 6 (7.2) | |
| Specialist | 13 (15.3) | 14 (16.9) | |
| Agreement level to the SMA standard of care (mean Likert scale) | 6.6 (2.64) | ||
| Compliance level to the SMA standard of care (mean Likert scale) | 6.11 (2.7) | ||