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Table 1 Characteristics of the physicians and nurses in the final study population.

From: Organization-wide adoption of computerized provider order entry systems: a study based on diffusion of innovations theory

Characteristic

Physicians n= 176

Nurses n= 134

Sex

  

Male

98 (55.7%

13 (9.7%)

Female

78 (44.3%)

121 (90.3%)

Age groups

  

20-29 y

9 (5.1%)

3 (2.2%)

30-39 y

40 (22.9%)

34 (25.4%)

40-49 y

49 (28.%)

42 (31.3%)

50-59 y

53 (30.3%)

44 (32.8%)

> 60 y

24 (13.7%)

11 (8.2%)

Workplace

  

Primary health care center

43 (24.4%)

9 (6.7%)

Hospital

133 (75.6%)

117 (87.3%)

Home care

0

8 (6.0%)

County district

  

Central

102 (58.0%)

86 (64.2%)

Eastern

36 (20.5%)

26 (19.4%)

Western

38 (21.5%)

22 (16.4%)

Time of CPOE system use

  

< 6 months

47 (26.7%)

43 (32.1%)

6-12 months

34 (19.3%)

47 (35.1%)

> 1 year

95 (54.0%)

44 (32.8%)

Number of orders in a normal day

  

> 20

45 (25.6%)

51 (38.1%)

10-20

76 (43.2%)

27 (20.1%)

< 10

55 (31.2%)

56 (41.8%)