Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Non-Completers and Completers of Long-term Follow-up Questionnaire
Characteristics | Non Completers | Completers | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 395 (50.6%) | 385 (49.4%) | |
Gender | .08‡ | ||
M | 101 (56.7) | 77 (43.3) | |
F | 294 (48.8) | 308 (51.2) | |
Delivery Method | .69^ | ||
Push-bolus | 93 (47.7) | 102 (52.3) | |
Push-drip | 102 (49.5) | 104 (50.5) | |
Pull-bolus | 93 (52.5) | 84 (47.5) | |
Pull-drip | 107 (53.0) | 95 (47.0) | |
Enrollment | .56‡ | ||
Fall | 111 (52.6) | 100 (47.4) | |
Spring | 284 (49.9) | 285 (50.1) | |
Profession | .26^ | ||
Dietitian/RD | 47 (42.0) | 65 (58.0) | |
Nurse/NP | 111 (52.9) | 99 (47.1) | |
Pharmacist | 25 (56.8) | 19 (43.2) | |
Physician/PA | 115 (49.4) | 118 (50.6) | |
Student | 97 (53.6) | 84 (46.4) | |
Practice Status | .86‡ | ||
Practitioners | 262 (51.0) | 252 (49.0) | |
Trainees | 133 (50.0) | 133 (50.0) | |
Age Years (mean) | 41.8 ± 12.5 | 42.5 ± 12.7 | .47* |
Age | .71^ | ||
<30 | 104 (52.0) | 96 (48.0) | |
31–40 | 65 (53.3) | 57 (46.7) | |
41–50 | 120 (51.1) | 115 (48.9) | |
>50 | 106 (47.5) | 117 (52.5) | |
Herb Use (at baseline) | .60^ | ||
0 | 61 (55.0) | 50 (45.0) | |
1–3 | 128 (52.0) | 118 (48.0) | |
4–8 | 117 (47.8) | 128 (52.2) | |
>8 | 89 (50.0) | 89 (50.0) | |
Baseline Total HDS Use | 5.8 ± 6.4 | 5.6 ± 5.3 | .57† |
Course Fee Paid | .62‡ | ||
Yes | 226 (49.8) | 228 (50.2) | |
No | 169 (51.8) | 157 (48.2) | |
Baseline Knowledge (% correct) | 66.2 ± 10.8 | 67.7 ± 10.3 | .039* |
Baseline Confidence score | 53.6 ± 18.3 | 53.7 ± 17.8 | .92* |
Baseline Communication Practices | | 2.2 ± 2.0 | 2.2 ± 1.9 | .44† |