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Table 2 Comparison of satisfaction with medical practice and with buprenorphine-related work among waivered physicians (n = 40)

From: Physicians’ satisfaction with providing buprenorphine treatment

 

Medical practice

Buprenorphine work

p-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Work is personally rewarding

4.46 (0.60)

4.08 (1.01)

0.023

Pleased with work

4.44 (0.64)

4.08 (0.90)

0.014

Satisfied

4.10 (0.82)

3.69 (1.03)

0.006

Work is major source of frustration

2.58 (1.31)

2.71 (1.21)

0.500

Work has not met expectations

2.05 (0.93)

2.24 (1.00)

0.164

  1. Response options ranged from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree. Two-tailed paired sample t-tests