Table 6 Comparison between physicians who answered to know or not to know the SF-36 questionnaire
| Â | Physicians who know SF-36 (N. = 89) | Physician who do not know SF-36 (N. = 215) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Female | 46 (51.7) | 98 (45.6) | Â |
male | 43 (48.3) | 117 (54.4) | 0.33 |
Academic role: | Â | Â | Â |
   - Professor/Associate professor | 6 (6.7) | 31 (14.4) |  |
   - Assistant Professor | 47 (52.8) | 96 (44.7) |  |
   - Resident | 26 (29.2) | 67 (31.2) | 0.39 |
   - Other | 10 (11.2) | 21 (9.8) |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
   - < = 44 years | 68 (76.4) | 147 (68.7) | 0.18 |
   - >44 years | 21 (23.6) | 67 (31.3) |  |
Medical area: | Â | Â | Â |
   - Medicine | 66 (75) | 132 (62.9) |  |
   - Surgery | 10 (11.4) | 46 (21.9) | 0.07 |
   - Diagnostic/Service | 12 (13.6) | 32 (15.2) |  |
Did you partecipate studies on QoL? | Â | Â | Â |
   - yes | 43 (48.9) | 30 (13.9) | <0.0001 |
   - no | 45 (51.1) | 186 (86.1) |  |