Table 3 Meta-aggregated results for behaviour styles of health professionals (n = 7 studies)
Profession | Behaviour Style | Tool | N | Mean | SD | Practical Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nurse | Bortner Measure of Type A behaviour | 925 | 92.29 | 4.15 | Nurses demonstrate moderate association with Type B behaviour. | |
Type A Behaviour Scale | 1043 | 44.18 | 6.09 | Nurses demonstrate association with Type A behaviour. | ||
Type A Behavioural Pattern Scale | 100 | 60.97 | 9.23 | Nurses demonstrate association with Type A behaviour. | ||
Type B Behavioural Pattern Scale | 100 | 37.6 | 6.58 | Nurses demonstrate low association with Type B behaviour. | ||
Medicine | Dominance [25] | DiSC | 46 | 2.90 | 0.14 | Doctors have a lower level of Dominance |
Influence [25] | DiSC | 46 | 3.63 | 0.00 | Doctors have a lower level of Influence | |
Steadiness [25] | DiSC | 46 | 4.93 | 0.00 | Doctors have a higher prevalence of Steadiness | |
Conscientiousness [25] | DiSC | 46 | 5.14 | 0.16 | Doctors have a higher prevalence of Conscientiousness | |
Type A Behaviour [224] | Modified Bortner Measure of Type A behaviour | 41 | 86.44 | – | Doctors demonstrate slightly more association with Type A behaviours. | |
Psychologists | Type A Behaviour [226] | Jenkins Activity Survey | 118 | 10.3 | 3.4 | Psychologists demonstrate slightly higher Type A behaviours. |