Table 1 Description of the study sample
From: Physicians’ perspective on shared decision-making in Dubai: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | Level | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 25 (50.0) |
Male | 25 (50.0) | |
Age (years) | < 50 | 28 (56.0) |
> 50 | 22 (44.0) | |
Years of experience (after attainment of last degree) | < 20 | 29 (58.0) |
> 20 | 21 (42.0) | |
Specialty | Specialist | 41 (82.0) |
• Dermatology | 1 (2.0) | |
• Neurosurgery | 1 (2.0) | |
• Plastic surgery | 1 (2.0) | |
• Vascular surgery | 1 (2.0) | |
• Endocrinology | 2 (4.0) | |
• Internal medicine | 2 (4.0) | |
• Nephrology | 2 (4.0) | |
• Neurology | 2 (4.0) | |
• General surgery | 3 (6.0) | |
• Orthopedics | 3 (6.0) | |
• Rheumatology | 3 (6.0) | |
• Ear, nose, and throat | 4 (8.0) | |
• Gastroenterology | 5 (10.0) | |
• Oncology | 5 (10.0) | |
• Ophthalmology | 6 (12.0) | |
Generalist | 9 (18.0) | |
Type of healthcare delivery system | Polyclinic | 9 (18.0) |
Hospital | 41 (82.0) |