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Table 6 Evaluation of aspects and criteria by gender

From: Hospital staff perspectives towards health technology assessment: data from a multidisciplinary survey

Apect of benefit

Criteria

Gender

P value

"Highly important" ranking by Percent

Male

Female

Clinical

Lifesaving

78

76

0.84

Quality of life improvement

44

58

0.28

Patients' functional improvement

19

42

0.04

Safety

56

51

0.74

Social

Serving a large population

14

27

0.17

Serving a specific population within the hospital

3

24

0.008

Improving the serves to the patient

39

64

0.04

Patients' preference

11

18

0.4

Technological

Lack of effective alternative technology

75

64

0.31

Completion of a technology already exists at the hospital

22

24

0.84

Innovation and Improving medical standards

19

48

0.01

Improving hospital reputation

31

30

0.98

Economical

Efficiency and work time reduction of the medical staff

50

52

0.9

Manpower savings

42

45

0.75

Budget savings

28

36

0.44

Technology that requires a significant investment in infrastructure

28

15

0.2

Maintenance costs

8

12

0.6

Extent education

14

27

0.17