| LEGAL-COST group (n = 82) | COST-LEGAL group (n = 85) | P-value* | Both groups (n = 167) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Clinician type | Â | Â | 0.92 | Â |
 Physician | 73 (89.0%) | 77 (90.6%) |  | 150 (89.8%) |
 Nurse Pract. | 6 (7.3%) | 6 (7.1%) |  | 12 (7.2%) |
 Physician Assist. | 3 (3.7%) | 2 (2.4%) |  | 5 (3.0%) |
Role | Â | Â | 0.74 | Â |
 Practicing clinician | 73 (89.0%) | 77 (90.6%) |  | 150 (89.8%) |
 Trainee | 9 (11.0%) | 8 (9.4%) |  | 17 (10.2%) |
Years of Practice | Â | Â | 0.31 | Â |
 Less than 5 years | 32 (39.0%) | 24 (28.2%) |  | 56 (33.5%) |
 5–10 years | 17 (20.7%) | 23 (27.1%) |  | 40 (24.0%) |
 More than 10 years | 33 (40.3%) | 38 (44.7%) |  | 71 (42.5%) |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.23 | Â |
 Male | 49 (59.8%) | 43 (50.6%) |  | 92 (55.1%) |
 Female | 33 (40.2%) | 42 (49.4%) |  | 75 (44.9%) |
Age (year) | Â | Â | 0.40 | Â |
  < 30 | 6 (7.3%) | 10 (11.8%) |  | 16 (9.6%) |
 31–40 | 40 (48.8%) | 34 (40.0%) |  | 74 (44.3%) |
 41–50 | 14 (17.1%) | 21 (24.7%) |  | 35 (20.9%) |
 51+ | 22 (26.8%) | 20 (23.5%) |  | 42 (25.2%) |