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Table 2 Distribution of healthcare professionals in pediatric centers for diabetes according to the department organization and the amount of working-time spent on diabetes care, year 2012

From: Organization and regional distribution of centers for the management of children and adolescents with diabetes in Italy

Operators

OD

UOS

UOC/UOSd

p

Primary care physicians

Full time

0 (0–0)

1 (0–1)

2 (2–2.5)

<0.001*

Part time

2 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

1 (0–1)

0.083

Nurses

Full time

0 (0–0)

0 (0–1)

3 (1.5-3.5)

<0.001**

Part time

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

0 (0–1.5)

0.227

Psychologists

Full time

0 (0–0)

0 (0–0)

1 (0.5-1)

0.002**

Part time

1 (0–1)

1 (1–1)

0 (0–1)

0.466

Dieticians

Full time

0 (0–0)

0 (0–0)

1 (0.5-1)

<0.001**

Part time

1 (0–1)

1 (1–1)

0 (0–0.5)

0.053

  1. Values are median (1st-3rd quartiles). p-values refer to Kruskal-Wallis test and indicate significant differences between groups when <0.05
  2. *Significant differences between groups: OD vs UOS, UOC/UOSd
  3. **Significant differences between groups: OD vs UOC/UOSd