2017 HSC Section 2 - Practice Management

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 155(2)

Table 4. Benefits of Surgery Mentioned by Parents in Relation to Demographic and Consultation Factors.

Mann-Whitney U ( Z ) or Kruskal-Wallis ( x 2 )

Median Scores

Interquartile Range

Mean Rank

Z = 2 0.89, P = .37

No. of caregivers at consultation

1 2

1.00 0.67

0.50-1.00 0.33-1.00

38.86 34.30

Z = 2 1.43, P = .15

Index child previous surgery

Yes No

0.50 1.00

0.00-1.00 0.50-1.00

30.87 39.19

Z = 2 0.69, P = .49

Any child previous surgery

Yes No

1.00 1.00

0.56-1.00 0.50-1.00

31.50 27.85

x 2 = 0.58, P = .75

Consulting surgeon

1 2 3

1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.83 0.67

0.00-1.00 0.50-1.00 0.50-1.00 0.50-1.00 0.50-1.00 0.31-1.00 0.33-1.00

34.93 38.06 39.58 38.87 42.31 33.33 33.91

x 2 = 2.74, P = .43

Education level

High school or less Community college

Undergraduate

Graduate or higher

Z = 2 0.74, P = .54

Surgery type

Adeno/tonsillectomy

1.00 1.00

0.50-1.00 0.31-1.00

38.06 33.93

Ear tubes

Table 5. Risks of Surgery Mentioned by Parents in Relation to Demographic and Consultation Factors.

Mann-Whitney U ( Z ) or Kruskal-Wallis ( x 2 )

Median Scores

Interquartile Range

Mean Rank

Z = 2 1.44, P = .15

No. of caregivers at consultation

1 2

0.33 0.55

0.20-0.67 0.20-1.00

39.96 48.17

Z = 2 1.09, P = .28

Index child previous surgery

Yes No

0.25 0.40

0.18-0.58 0.20-1.00

36.82 43.94

Z = 2 0.87, P = .38

Any child previous surgery

Yes No

0.33 0.40

0.16-0.75 0.20-1.00

27.69 32.51

x 2 = 0.90, P = .64

Consulting surgeon

1 2 3

0.33 0.33 0.37 0.33 0.40 0.42 0.33

0.18-0.67 0.16-1.00 0.20-1.00 0.11-1.00 0.20-0.75 0.25-1.00 0.13-0.67

39.86 41.95 46.43 41.39 43.08 47.10 37.97

x 2 = 1.45, P = .69

Education level

High school or less Community college

Undergraduate

Graduate or higher

Z = 2 0.85, P = .34

Surgery type

Adeno/tonsillectomy

1.00 1.00

0.18-1.00 0.11-1.00

36.16 40.93

Ear tubes

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