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Table 4 Descriptive data and analyses for the 2009 cohort (n = 76) across the five domains

From: Evidence-based practice profiles of physiotherapists transitioning into the workforce: a study of two cohorts

Domain

Final year

mean (SD)

95% CI

1st year workforce

mean (SD)

95% CI

Final year→1st year workforce

*ES

95% CI

Relevance

60.7 (5.6)

59.4-62.0

57.5 (6.1)

56.1-58.9

ES -0.42

+0.74 to +0.09

Terminology

58.0 (8.8)

56.0-60.0

60.5 (10.1)

58.2-62.8

ES +0.26

+0.05 to +0.47

Confidence

40.6 (6.1)

39.2-42.0

40.8 (7.2)

39.1-42.4

ES +0.14

-0.18 to +0.45

Practice

26.1 (6.7)

24.5-27.6

24.0 (5.3)

22.8-25.2

ES -0.19

-0.51 to +0.13

Sympathy

22.1 (3.4)

21.3-22.9

21.2 (3.7)

20.4-22.0

ES -0.06

-0.38 to +0.26

  1. CI confidence interval; ES effect size; Bolded results indicate significant findings (p < 0.05) after Bonferroni adjustment; *ES calculated based on adjusted mean (SD) for random effects mixed modelling; → change from period to period.