Table 2 Characteristics of the participants in the national survey
Variable | Non-CME group No. (%) (n = 196) | CME group No. (%) (n = 84) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
| Â | Female | 141 (71.9) | 71 (84.5) | 0.261 |
| Â | Male | 55 (28.1) | 13 (15.5) | |
Age group | ||||
|  | 20 ~ 29 yrs | 4 (2.0) | 0 | 0.306 |
|  | 30 ~ 39 yrs | 95 (48.5) | 58 (69.0) | |
| Â | >= 40 yrs | 97 (49.5) | 26 (31.0) | |
Education level | ||||
|  | Bachelor’s degree | 32 (16.3) | 14 (16.7) | 0.306 |
|  | Master’s degree | 116 (59.2) | 51 (60.7) | |
| Â | Doctoral degree | 48 (24.5) | 19 (22.6) | |
Practice duration | ||||
|  | < 5 yrs | 22 (11.2) | 6 (7.1) | 0.306 |
|  | 5 ~ 10 yrs | 40 (20.4) | 37 (44.0) | |
|  | > 10 yrs | 134 (68.4) | 41 (48.8) | |
Professional qualification | ||||
| Â | Professor | 35 (17.9) | 7 (8.3) | 0.333 |
| Â | Associate professor | 92 (46.9) | 27 (32.1) | |
| Â | Attending | 57 (29.1) | 48 (57.1) | |
| Â | Fellow | 12 (6.1) | 2 (2.4) | |
Academic staff (Yes or No) | 164 (83.7) | 74 (88.1) | 0.261 | |
Annual number of rare disease cases | ||||
|  | < 10 | 144 (73.5) | 58 (69.0) | 0.423 |
|  | 10 ~ 50 | 49 (25.0) | 25 (29.8) | |
|  | 50 ~ 100 | 3 (1.5) | 1 (1.2) | |
Annual number of MDT for rare endocrine diseases | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | < 10 | 160 (81.6) | 61 (72.6) | 0.261 |
|  | 10 ~ 50 | 36 (18.4) | 23 (27.4) | |
Annual participation in CME for rare endocrine diseases | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | < 5 | 128 (65.3) | 47 (56.0) | 0.306 |
|  | 5 ~ 10 | 56 (28.6) | 28 (33.3) | |
|  | > 10 | 12 (6.1) | 9 (10.7) | |
SDM-Q-DOC score, mean (SD) * | 84.4 (13.9) | 87.3 (18.2) | 0.147 | |