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Study protocol.
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Variable Total (N = 57) Control Group (n = 26) Experimental Group (n = 31) P Value Sex .19 Male 21 (36.8) 12 (46.1) 9 (29) Female 36 (63.2) 14 (53.9) 22 (71) Job title .52 Fellows/residents 29 (51) 13 (50) 16 (51.6) Attendings 22 (38.5) 11 (42.3) 11 (35.4) Other (eg, NP, PA) 6 (10.5) 2 (7.7) 4 (13) Expertise level .57 Attendings 0–5 years' experience 5 (8.8) 1 (3.9) 4 (12.9) 6–9 years' experience 5 (8.8) 3 (11.5) 2 (6.5) ≥10 years' experience 12 (21.1) 7 (26.9) 5 (16.1) Other (eg, NP, PA) 6 (10.5) 2 (7.7) 4 (12.9) Postgraduate year 1 6 (10.5) 2 (7.7) 4 (12.9) 2 11 (19.3) 5 (19.2) 6 (19.3) 3 10 (17.5) 6 (23.1) 4 (12.9) Fellows 2 (3.5) 0 (0) 2 (6.5) Data are n (%). Subjects in the control and experimental groups provided multiple observations for the study outcome measured with Physician Satisfaction Scale.
NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant.
- Table 2. Unadjusted Total Physician Satisfaction Scale Scores by Randomization Group, Sex, and Job Title (N = 112)
Participants (n) Total PSS Score,* Mean (SD) P Value† Randomization group Intervention‡ 66 36.6 (7.6) <.001 Control 46 42.8 (8.6) Sex Male 37 38.7 (8.8) .03 Female 75 40.4 (8.3) Job title Attendings 50 37.5 (9.1) .12 Other (NP, PA) 15 38.8 (7.3) Residents 44 41.4 (8.2) Fellows 3 34.7 (2.5) - Table 3. Hierarchical Linear Model Regression Coefficients for the Intervention's Effect on the Total Score of the Physician Satisfaction Scale in the BREATHE OUT Study After Adjusting for Sex, Experience, Clinic Effects, and Multiple Observations per Clinician (N = 112)
Characteristics Regression Coefficient Standard Error P Value Intercept 42.66 1.26 Experimental −5.86 1.66 .02 Fellow/resident 3.99 3.21 .22 Attending 0.82 3.12 .79 Other (NP, PA) — — — Female sex 5.02 1.83 .009 Male sex — — — NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant.
