Table 2: Responses of items following patient vignettes for surveyed physicians (n=530).
Total score = Combined score for each physician for all three vignettes; SD = standard deviation.
p-values are generated by paired t-test. * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001 Vignette 1, 3 versus Vignette 2; † p<0.05, †† p<0.01, ††† p<0.001, Vignette 1 versus 3.
| Vignette 1 | | Vignette 2 | Vignette 3 | | Total score |
| Mean±SD | | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | | Mean(SD) |
| All Physicians |
| Severity of symptoms | 3.43±0.93 | *** | 2.96±1.06 | 3.60±1.06 | ***† | 9.99±1.66 |
| Severity of pathology | 3.28±1.01 | *** | 2.65±0.99 | 3.36±0.89 | *** | 9.29±1.64 |
| Activity limitation | 3.13±1.27 | *** | 2.76±1.04 | 3.06±1.15 | ** | 8.95±2.17 |
| Work recommendation | 3.46±1.19 | *** | 2.62±1.24 | 3.09±1.07 | ***††† | 9.18±2.25 |