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Table 1 The mean scores of participants’ satisfaction based on their demographic information

From: Investigating the satisfaction level of physicians in regards to implementing medical Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)

Demographic information

Frequency (%)

Mean score of satisfaction

p-value

Gendera

 Female

27(59)

4.02 ± 1.61

0.126

 Male

19(41)

4.65 ± 1.86

Specialtyb

 Emergency Medicine

14(30)

4.09 ± 1.9

0.093

 Internal Medicine

12(26)

3.35 ± 1.73

 Radiology

9(20)

5.71 ± 1.07

 Orthopedics

4(9)

4.28 ± 1.62

 Cardiology

3(7)

4.09 ± 1.13

 Pediatrics

2(4)

3.78 ± 1.01

 Urology

1(2)

4.85

 Neurology

1(2)

6.14

Computer skillsb

 Low

7(15)

3.38 ± 1.92

0.022

 Intermediate

31(67)

4.13 ± 1.7

 High

8(18)

5.62 ± 0.45

Percent of images interpreted with PACSb

 (1–25) %

1(2)

4.57

0.762

 (26–50) %

9(20)

3.6 ± 1.42

 (51–75) %

14(31)

4.71 ± 1.09

 (76–<100) %

12(26)

4.39 ± 2.11

 100%

9(20)

4.15 ± 2.4

  1. a Mann-Whitney U
  2. bKruskal-Wallis