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Table 4 Prediction of the four category scales* (significant predictors only)

From: Scarcity of resources and inequity in access are frequently reported ethical issues for physiotherapists internationally: an observational study

Predictors

Criteria

Scale A

Scale B

Scale C

Scale D

β

T

p

β

T

p

β

T

p

β

T

p

Gender

            

 Female

0.65

2.44

0.01

0.88

2.41

0.01

–

–

–

0.11

3.00

0.00

 Male

0.55

2.06

0.04

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Diverse

–

–

–

− 0.84

− 2.34

0.02

–

–

–

–

–

–

WCPT regions

            

 Africa

–

–

–

–

–

0.01

–

–

–

–

–

0.01

 Asia & Western Pacific

–

–

–

0.10

2.84

–

–

–

–

0.96

2.46

–

 Europe

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.00

 North America & Caribbean

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.13

3.18

 

 South America

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Working years

0.11

3.00

0.00

0.19

5.07

< 0.00

0.14

3.71

< 0.00

0.10

2.45

0.02

Areas

            

 Rural

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.05

–

–

–

 Urban

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.07

2.01

–

–

–

–

 Both

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Number of type of workplaces

0.84

2.06

0.39

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Number of working fields

− 0.11

− 3.63

< 0.00

− 0.16

− 4.31

< 0.00

− 0.10

− 2.55

0.01

− 0.11

− 2.97

0.00

Learned code of conduct

            

 Yes

0.1y

4.24

< 0.00

0.13

3.59

< 0.00

–

–

–

0.14

3.68

< 0.00

 No

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.09

2.30

0.02

–

–

–

 Don’t know

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 

F6.707 = 9.18, p < 0.001

  

F6,723 = 12.47, p < 0.001

  

F4,721 = 6.19, p < 0.001

  

F6,711 = 9.98, p < 0.001

  
 

R = 0.27, R2 = 0.07

R2corr = 0.064

  

R = 0.31, R2 = 0.09

R2corr = 0.086

  

R = 0.18, R2 = 0.03

R2corr = 0.028

  

R = 0.28, R2 = 0.08

R2corr = 0.070

  
  1. *Scale A = Physical Therapist and Patient Interaction, B = Physical Therapist and other Health Professionals (including other Physical Therapists), C = Physical Therapist and the System, D = Professional and Economic Ethical Situations. Only significant predictors are shown; variables of paying sources, WCPT membership, degree in physiotherapy vs. other disciplines, learning about ethic decision making were not significant predictors in any scale