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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (n = 737)

From: The spiritual history in outpatient practice: attitudes and practices of health professionals in the Adventist Health System

 

Physicians

Mid-level Practitioners

Nurses, Other Health Professionals & Staff

 

(n = 427)

(n = 93)

(n = 217)

 

% (n) / Mean (SD)

% (n) / Mean (SD)

% (n) / Mean (SD)

Age, years

45.4 (15.8)

42.0 (13.7)

39.0 (13.7) ****

Gender (% female)

36.0 (151)

89.3 (83)

94.0 (204) ****

Race (% white)

56.1 (238)

81.3 (74)

57.1 (124) ****

Site (% Florida Hospital)

66.8 (279)

63.0 (58)

70.0 (149)

Specialty (% family med)

34.3 (146)

36.6 (34)

32.4 (70)

Years in practice

16.8 (11.3)

11.6 (9.5)

10.2 (10.2) ****

Employed/contract with AH, %

60.6 (258)

57.0 (53)

71.4 (152) *

If AH employ, years at AH

6.2 (7.4)

5.6 (6.8)

6.2 (6.7)

Religious affiliation, %

   

 Christian

77.9 (324)

91.1 (82)

94.2 (196) ****

 Non-Christian

20.2 (84)

2.2 (2)

0.5 (1)

 None

1.9 (8)

6.7 (6)

5.3 (11)

Christian denomination, %

 Catholic/Orthodox

23.3 (77)

25.3 (21)

17.9 (36) **

 Protestant

33.0 (109)

34.9 (29)

42.8 (86)

 Seventh-day Adventist

14.9 (49)

10.8 (9)

4.0 (8)

 Other or missing

28.8 (95)

28.9 (24)

35.3 (71)

Seventh-day Adventist,

 % of total group

11.5 (49)

9.7 (9)

3.7 (8) **

Importance of religion, %

 Not at all/slight/some

16.4 (70)

15.1 (14)

15.7 (34)

 Moderate

12.4 (53)

14.0 (13)

12.5 (27)

 Quite a bit/very much

71.1 (303)

71.0 (66)

71.8 (155)

  1. N may vary by <1% except where noted
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001 (by chi-square or analysis of variance)
  3. AH = Adventist Health Services