From: Attitudes towards prescribing cognitive enhancers among primary care physicians in Germany
a) 25-year old graduate student seeking to cope with the stress of graduate school | b) 45-year-old employee hoping to improve productivity | c) 65-year-old individual feeling concerns about his ability to perform everyday activities | Statistical analysis (p-value, OR, CI) | |
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Availability of non-pharma-cological methods of achieving the same goals | 61.5% (n = 512) | 52.8% (n = 439) | 31.3% (n = 260) | p < 0.001; OR: 0.071; CI: 0.039 – 0.127 |
Fear of misuse | 60.6% (n = 504) | 51.7% (n = 430) | 21.8% (n = 181) | p < 0.001; OR: 0.056; CI: 0.34 – 0.91 |
Patient does not need the drug | 54.3% (n = 452) | 43.4% (n = 361) | 25.1% (n = 209) | p < 0.000; OR: 0.073; CI: 0.048 – 0.112 |
Undermines the values of personal effort | 26.9% (n = 224) | 19.4% (n = 161) | 8.4% (n = 70) | p < 0.001; OR: 0.027; CI: 0.15 – 0.49 |
To help patient succeed | 13.5% (n = 114) | 17.9% (n = 149) | 14.8% (n = 123) | p = 0.498; OR: 0.141; CI: 0.109 – 0.181 |
Your cultural values | 12.3% (n = 102) | 11.3% (n = 94) | 8.2% (n = 68) | p = 0.057; OR: 0.005; CI: 0.001 – 0.014 |
Fear of legal liability | 10.1% (n = 84) | 7.1% (n = 59) | 4.4% (n = 37) | p = 0.000; OR: 0.002; CI: 0.000 – 0.014 |
It constitutes a form of cheating | 10.1% (n = 84) | 6.6% (n = 55) | 2.6% (n = 22) | p < 0.001; OR: 0.006; CI: 0.002 – 0.020 |
To improve patients’ overall health and wellness | 7.5% (n = 62) | 14.4% (n = 120) | 38.7% (n = 322) | p < 0.001; OR: 0.810; CI: 0.063 – 0.103 |
Respect for patients’ Autonomy | 6.5% (n = 54) | 8.7% (n = 72) | 17.2% (n = 143) | p = 0.004; OR: 0.042; CI: 0.028 – 0.062 |
To improve daily living | 6.1% (n = 51) | 13.9% (n = 116) | 47.6% (n = 396) | p < 0.001; OR: 0.096; CI: 0.075 – 0.122 |
Your religious believes | 3.4% (n = 28) | 3.6% (n = 30) | 2.2% (n = 18) | p = 0.625; OR: 0.004; CI: 0.001 – 0.012 |
Patients‘ socio-economic Status | 3.0% (n = 25) | 6.6% (n = 55) | 4.8% (n = 40) | p = 0.044; OR: 0.091; CI: 0.057 – 0.193 |
Drug is age-appropriate | 1.6% (n = 13) | 4.2% (n = 35) | 20.7% (n = 127) | p < 0.001; OR:0.040; CI: 0.024 – 0.065 |