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Table 2 Factors associated with familiarity and current use of PROMs

From: Use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) by orthopedic surgeons in Saudi Arabia

 

Familiarity with universal PROM

Familiarity with specific PROMs

Current use

No

Yes

P

No

Yes

P

No

Yes

P

 

N = 155

N = 107

 

N = 110

N = 152

 

N = 226

N = 36

 

Gender

  

0.242

  

0.386

  

0.436

 Female

25 (69.4%)

11 (30.6%)

 

18 (50.0%)

18 (50.0%)

 

33 (91.7%)

3 (8.33%)

 

 Male

130 (57.5%)

96 (42.5%)

 

92 (40.7%)

134 (59.3%)

 

193 (85.4%)

33 (14.6%)

 

Age (years)

  

0.002

  

0.031

  

0.025

 < 34

55 (73.3%)

20 (26.7%)

 

41 (54.7%)

34 (45.3%)

 

70 (93.3%)

5 (6.67%)

 

 35 to 44

58 (56.9%)

44 (43.1%)

 

37 (36.3%)

65 (63.7%)

 

90 (88.2%)

12 (11.8%)

 

 45 to 54

31 (58.5%)

22 (41.5%)

 

23 (43.4%)

30 (56.6%)

 

42 (79.2%)

11 (20.8%)

 

 > 55

11 (34.4%)

21 (65.6%)

 

9 (28.1%)

23 (71.9%)

 

24 (75.0%)

8 (25.0%)

 

Clinical experience (years)

  

0.058

  

0.162

  

0.137

 0 to 4

31 (70.5%)

13 (29.5%)

 

26 (59.1%)

18 (40.9%)

 

39 (88.6%)

5 (11.4%)

 

 5 to 9

39 (68.4%)

18 (31.6%)

 

23 (40.4%)

34 (59.6%)

 

52 (91.2%)

5 (8.77%)

 

 10 to 14

34 (49.3%)

35 (50.7%)

 

27 (39.1%)

42 (60.9%)

 

62 (89.9%)

7 (10.1%)

 

 15 to 19

25 (62.5%)

15 (37.5%)

 

15 (37.5%)

25 (62.5%)

 

30 (75.0%)

10 (25.0%)

 

 20 or more

26 (50.0%)

26 (50.0%)

 

19 (36.5%)

33 (63.5%)

 

43 (82.7%)

9 (17.3%)

 

Area of work

  

0.656

  

0.054

  

1.000

 Eastern Province

54 (56.8%)

41 (43.2%)

 

32 (33.7%)

63 (66.3%)

 

82 (86.3%)

13 (13.7%)

 

 Riyadh

101 (60.5%)

66 (39.5%)

 

78 (46.7%)

89 (53.3%)

 

144 (86.2%)

23 (13.8%)

 
  1. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test of independence
  2. Current use was defined as using PROMs infrequently/regularly/in clinical routine and research