Surgical NP (n=50) | Family medicine NP (n=54) | Surgical PA (n=16) | Family medicine PA (n=52) | Surgeon (n=50) | Family medicine physician (n=50) | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 20.0% | 14.8% | 50.0% | 38.5% | 80.0% | 68.0% |
Female | 78.0% | 85.2% | 50.0% | 59.6% | 16.0% | 32.0% |
Prefer not to say | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 0.0% |
Years in practice | ||||||
Mean (95% CI) | 12.94 (10.45 to 15.43) | 11.43 (9.22 to 13.63) | 11.13 (5.97 to 16.28) | 10.85 (8.85 to 12.84) | 14.98 (12.21 to 17.75) | 17.86 (15.07 to 20.65) |
Previous formal SDM training | ||||||
Yes | 30.0% | 33.3% | 37.5% | 15.4% | 26.0% | 24.0% |
No | 48.0% | 44.4% | 50.0% | 55.8% | 66.0% | 58.0% |
Don’t know | 22.0% | 22.2% | 12.5% | 28.8% | 8.0% | 18.0% |
NPs, nurse practitioners; PAs, physician assistants; SDM, shared decision-making.