Respondents’ subjective knowledge of and attitudes toward HBOT in wound care: N=313, but not all categories add to 313 owing to missing data.
| PREDICTOR | RESPONDENTS, N (%) | GOOD KNOWLEDGE, N (%) | POOR KNOWLEDGE, N (%) | P VALUE | GOOD ATTITUDE, N (%) | POOR ATTITUDE, N (%) | P VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||
| • Male | 156 (49.8) | 20 (12.8) | 136 (87.2) | .0334 | 95 (60.9) | 61 (39.1) | .1903 |
| • Female | 157 (50.2) | 9 (5.8) | 146 (94.2) | 83 (53.5) | 72 (46.5) | ||
| Age, y | |||||||
| • < 40 | 99 (31.6) | 5 (5.1) | 94 (94.9) | .0803 | 49 (49.5) | 50 (50.5) | .0613 |
| • ≥ 40 | 214 (69.7) | 24 (11.2) | 190 (88.8) | 130 (60.7) | 84 (39.3) | ||
| Years in medical practice | |||||||
| • < 20 | 148 (47.3) | 9 (5.7) | 147 (94.2) | .0646 | 89 (57.1) | 67 (42.9) | .8043 |
| • ≥ 20 | 162 (51.8) | 18 (11.7) | 136 (88.3) | 90 (58.4) | 64 (41.6) | ||
| No. of wound care patients per month | |||||||
| • ≤ 5 | 241 (77.0) | 22 (9.1) | 219 (90.9) | .8788 | 134 (55.6) | 107 (44.4) | .2993 |
| • > 5 | 72 (23.0) | 7 (9.7) | 65 (90.3) | 45 (62.5) | 27 (37.5) | ||
| Practice community | |||||||
| • Urban | 260 (90.3) | 23 (8.8) | 237 (91.2) | > .99 | 142 (54.6) | 118 (45.4) | .0884 |
| • Rural | 28 (9.7) | 2 (7.1) | 26 (92.9) | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) | ||
| Patients requesting HBOT | |||||||
| • No | 279 (89.4) | 22 (7.9) | 257 (92.1) | .0127 | 156 (55.9) | 123 (44.1) | .1300 |
| • Yes | 33 (10.6) | 7 (21.2) | 26 (78.8) | 23 (69.7) | 10 (30.3) | ||
| Previous physician HBOT referral | |||||||
| • No | 268 (85.9) | 16 (6.0) | 252 (94.0) | < .001 | 144 (53.7) | 124 (46.3) | .0013 |
| • Yes | 44 (14.1) | 13 (29.5) | 31 (70.5) | 35 (79.5) | 9 (20.5) | ||
HBOT—hyperbaric oxygen therapy.