Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents
From: Patient’s recognition level of medical terms as estimated by pharmacists
Medical doctors | Pharmacists | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Sex | ||||||
Male (n = 194) | Female (n = 17) | Male (n = 97) | Female (n = 115) | ||||
Age | Age | ||||||
20–29 | 5 (2.6 %) | 2 (11.8 %) | ** | 20–29 | 13 (13.4 %) | 24 (20.9 %) | ** |
30–39 | 39 (20.1 %) | 10 (58.8 %) | 30–39 | 33 (34.0 %) | 41 (35.7 %) | ||
40–49 | 84 (43.3 %) | 4 (23.5 %) | 40–49 | 32 (33.0 %) | 26 (22.6 %) | ||
50–59 | 56 (28.9 %) | 1 (5.9 %) | 50–59 | 16 (16.5 %) | 21 (18.3 %) | ||
60–69 | 3 (1.5 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 60–69 | 1 (1.0 %) | 3 (2.6 %) | ||
70 or more | 7 (3.6 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 70 or more | 2 (2.1 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | ||
Institute | Institute | ||||||
Clinic (no beds) | 60 (30.9 %) | 4 (23.5 %) | n.s. | Own the pharmacy | 5 (5.2 %) | 0 (0 %) | n.s. |
Clinic (1–19 beds) | 12 (6.2 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | Working at pharmacy | 52 (53.6 %) | 86 (74.8 %) | ||
Hospital (20–99 beds) | 15 (7.7 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | Clinic pharmacy | 1 (1.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | ||
Hospital (100–199 beds) | 32 (16.5 %) | 3 (17.6 %) | Hospital pharmacy (20–99 beds) | 3 (3.1 %) | 7 (6.1 %) | ||
Hospital (200 beds or more) | 75 (38.7 %) | 10 (58.8 %) | Hospital pharmacy (100 beds or more) | 33 (34.0 %) | 19 (16.5 %) | ||
The others | 3 (3.1 %) | 3 (2.6 %) | |||||
Department | Deliver the drug information | ||||||
Internal medicine | 83 (42.8 %) | 9 (52.9 %) | n.s. | Yes | 95 (97.9 %) | 115 (100. %) | n.s |
Surgery | 78 (40.2 %) | 6 (35.3 %) | No | 2 (2.1 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | ||
The others | 33 (17.0 %) | 2 (11.8 %) | |||||
No of outpatients/day | Participation in clinical trials | ||||||
9 or less | 23 (11.9 %) | 3 (17.6 %) | n.s. | Yes | 34 (35.1 %) | 25 (21.7 %) | * |
10–19 Person | 33 (17.0 %) | 4 (23.5 %) | No | 63 (64.9 %) | 90 (78.3 %) | ||
20–29 Person | 37 (19.0 %) | 3 (17.6 %) | |||||
30–39 Person | 19 (9.8 %) | 4 (23.5 %) | Type of participation in clinical trialsa (n = 59) | ||||
Management of drugs | 32 (94.1 %) | 19 (76.0 %) | |||||
40 Person or more | 82 (42.3 %) | n (17.6 %) | Clinical | 5 (14.7 %) | 2 (8.0 %) | ||
Participation in clinical trials | Examinee | 2 (5.9 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | ||||
Yes | 116 (59.8 %) | 11 (64.7 %) | n.s. | ||||
No | 78 (40.2 %) | 6 (35.3 %) | The others | 3 (8.8 %) | 5 (20.0 %) | ||