Table 3 Comparison of physicians’ characteristics according to their preference between two treatment options for pneumonia in advanced dementia patients
From: Physicians’ views and knowledge on the antibiotic treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia
Hospitalization and IV AT (N = 103) | Other options (N = 108)* | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean ± SD | 40.1 ± 10.7 | 43.1 ± 9.2 | 0.005 |
Gender (male), n(%) | 60 (58.3) | 63 (58.3) | 1.0 |
Religion (Judaism), n(%) | 58 (56.3) | 70 (64.8) | 0.261 |
Degree of religiosity (Secular), n(%) | 55 (53.4) | 67 (62.0) | 0.258 |
Country of birth (Israel), n(%) | 53 (51.5) | 57 (52.8) | 0.957 |
Country of MD graduation (Israel), n(%) | 29 (28.2) | 36 (33.3) | 0.506 |
Professional seniority, years, mean ± SD | 14.0 ± 11.3 | 16.1 ± 10.5 | 0.037 |
Professional status (specialist), n(%) | 53 (51.5) | 62 (57.4) | 0.466 |
Specialization (Family Medicine), n(%) | 58 (56.3) | 71 (65.7) | 0.206 |
Main workplace (Community), n(%) | 57 (55.3) | 77 (71.3) | 0.024 |
Familiar with “Dying Patient Act, 2005”, n(%) | 20 (19.4) | 31 (28.7) | 0.157 |
The purpose of the treatment for pneumonia in advanced dementia is maintaining quality of life and comfort (yes), n(%) | 85 (82.5) | 97 (89.8) | 0.181 |
Self-estimated number of patients with pneumonia in advanced dementia that were treated by the physician in the past year, mean ± SD | 23.8 ± 46.7 | 20.6 ± 51.0 | 0.139 |
Self-treatment preference if the physician himself/herself had pneumonia and advanced dementia is hospitalization and IV antibiotic therapy, n(%) | 19 (18.5) | 6 (5.6) | 0.007 |