Table 3 Scale of "basic clinical skills"-- mean scores across subgroups
| Â | Univariate comparisons | Mean adjusted for all variables in model | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean | Â |
Status: | Â | < 0.001 | Â | < 0.001 |
   Doctors in private practice | 70.6 (15.1) |  | 70.9 |  |
   Hospital doctors | 70.7 (13.8) |  | 71.5 |  |
   Medical students | 57.1 (14.6) |  | 58.0 |  |
Sex | Â | 0.043 | Â | NS |
   Women | 66.2 (15.1) |  |  |  |
   Men | 68.8 (15.4) |  |  |  |
Age group | Â | < 0.001 | Â | NS |
   ≤ 24 years | 53.4 (14.2) | (linear trend) |  |  |
   25-44 years | 68.3 (14.6) |  |  |  |
   45-64 years | 70.5 (15.0) |  |  |  |
   ≥ 65 years | 74.2 (13.0) |  |  |  |
Nationality | Â | 0.78 | Â | NS |
   Swiss | 67.5 (15.7) |  |  |  |
   Other | 68.1 (13.0) |  |  |  |
Work experience in foreign country | Â | 0.001 | Â | NS |
   Yes | 71.5 (14.3) |  |  |  |
   No | 65.0 (15.3) |  |  |  |
Percentage of immigrant patients | Â | 0.30 | Â | NS |
   0-10% | 67.7 (15.5) | (linear trend) |  |  |
   11-30% | 66.8 (15.2) |  |  |  |
   31-100% | 69.1 (15.0) |  |  |  |
Interest in caring for immigrant patients | Â | 0.42 | Â | 0.025 |
   Absent | 69.4 (20.5) | (linear trend) | 66.7 | (linear trend) |
   Weak | 68.5 (13.6) |  | 64.6 |  |
   Moderate | 66.4 (14.8) |  | 64.8 |  |
   High | 67.0 (14.8) |  | 67.0 |  |
   Very high | 71.8 (16.1) |  | 70.9 |  |
Difficulties in communicating with immigrant patients | Â | < 0.001 | Â | 0.002 |
   All cases or almost | 74.5 (22.0) | (linear trend) | 70.9 | (linear trend) |
   Majority of cases | 62.1 (17.1) |  | 62.3 |  |
   About half the cases | 65.0 (14.4) |  | 64.6 |  |
   Minority of cases | 67.7 (15.1) |  | 66.4 |  |
   Almost never | 71.4 (14.8) |  | 69.7 |  |
Training in cultural competence | Â | 0.046 | Â | NS |
   Yes | 69.6 (14.3) |  |  |  |
   No | 66.9 (15.6) |  |  |  |