Table 2 Differences in perception of (a) workload, (b) medication errors, and (c) Medical information availability after the implementation of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) across socio-demographic categories (N = 591)

(a) Workload

Gender

Women

2.73 (0.88)

0.118

Men

2.87 (0.96)

Seniority

Under 5 years

2.71 (0.81)

0.211

5 years or more

2.81 (0.97)

Department

Surgical

2.75 (0.88)

0.061

Internal

2.99 (1.13)

Intensive care/emergency department

2.73 (0.84)

(b) Medication errors

Gender

Women

2.16 (6.6)

0.068

Men

2.3 (0.87)

Seniority

Under 5 years

2.18 (0.65)

0.741

5 years or more

2.2 (0.78)

Department

Surgical

2.13 (0.68)

0.293

Internal

2.19 (0.9)

Intensive care/emergency department

2.23 (0.69)

(c) Medical information availability

Gender

Women

2.3 (1.35)

< 0.001

Men

2.9 (1.27)

Seniority

Under 5 years

2.08 (1.26)

< 0.001

5 years or more

2.84 (1.35)

Department

Surgical

2.5 (1.46)

< 0.001

Internal

3.6 (0.66)

Intensive care/emergency department

2.17 (1.28)