Table 5

Variables with significant differences after applying the linear regression models in relation to the importance and legitimacy of the different sources of influence

Courses, articles, reports Discussion with colleagues Imposed protocols Financial incentives Self developed protocols Visits from representatives of the pharmaceutical industry Health politicians Managers Scientific organisations Academic institutions
AgeIL
GenderII/L
Employment situationIIL
Health centre's managerILL
Residency (MIR)LL
No of publicationsI
Authorisation for resident training (MIR)
Professional system v organisational settingI/L
Bibliographical sessionsI
Time of appointment-based clinicsL
No of patients/dayL
Employment satisfactionL
  • I: Importance; L: Legitimacy. Tinted cells indicate the existence of statistical significance between the different variables (significant level: 0.05).