Table 1 Participants’ demographics and baseline characteristics (n = 313)
Characteristics | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 274 (87.5) |
Female | 39 (12.5) | |
Years of training | PGY 2 | 85 (27.2) |
PGY 3 | 82 (26.2) | |
PGY 4 | 83 (26.5) | |
PGY 5 | 63 (20.1) | |
Program region | Central | 118 (37.7) |
Eastern | 68 (21.7) | |
Southern | 25 (8.0) | |
Western | 98 (31.3) | |
Northern | 4 (1.3) | |
In your opinion, what is/are the main purpose(s) of the informed consent? | Legal obligation to inform the patient | 22 (7) |
Ethical obligation to inform the patient | 5 (1.6) | |
Improve patient care | 3 (1) | |
To protect physician liability | 4 (1.3) | |
All the above | 297 (94.9) | |