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Table 1 Study population

From: Hypnosis in the operating room: are anesthesiology teams interested and well-informed?

Sample

Total

(n = 353)

HUG

(n = 169)

3 other Hospitals

(n = 184)

X2 ; p

Profession (n, %)

      

2.5; 0.11

Physicians

147

42%

63

37%

84

46%

Nurses

206

58%

106

63%

100

54%

Years of practice

      

9.6; 0.02

0–3

34

10%

11

7%

23

13%

4–8

70

20%

28

17%

42

23%

9–14

82

23%

37

22%

45

24%

> 15

166

47%

93

55%

73

40%

Training in hypnosis

      

4.1; 0.04

Total

49

14%

30

18%

19

10%

Formal hypnosis only

10

3%

6

4%

4

2%

Conversational hypnosis only

19

5%

13

8%

6

3%

Both conversational and formal

20

6%

11

7%

9

5%

Interest in hypnosis training

      

0.05; 0.81

Total

257

73%

124

73%

133

72%

Formal hypnosis only

19

5%

13

8%

5

3%

Conversational hypnosis only

113

32%

51

30%

62

34%

Both conversational and formal

126

36%

60

36%

66

36%

Exposure to hypnosis

      

4.1; 0.04

Any kind of exposure

267

76%

140

83%

136

74%

In the operating room

252

71%

131

78%

121

66%

For yourself

91

26%

53

31%

38

21%

For entertainment

32

9%

15

9%

17

9%

Total staff number (Response rate)

      

4.5; 0.03

Total

754

47%

322

52%

429

43%

Physicians

347

42%

136

45%

209

40%

Nurses

407

51%

186

57%

220

45%