Table 5 Scale of "general intercultural 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 | 61.3 (20.2) |  | 61.5 |  |
   Hospital doctors | 59.9 (18.8) |  | 60.6 |  |
   Medical students | 44.2 (19.3) |  | 46.4 |  |
Sex | Â | 0.012 | Â | < 0.001 |
   Women | 59.0 (20.6) |  | 59.0 |  |
   Men | 54.9 (20.2) |  | 53.4 |  |
Age group | Â | < 0.001 | Â | NS |
   ≤ 24 years | 42.7 (19.0) | (linear trend) |  |  |
   25-44 years | 56.5 (19.9) |  |  |  |
   45-64 years | 60.8 (19.6) |  |  |  |
   ≥ 65 years | 66.4 (21.6) |  |  |  |
Nationality | Â | 0.082 | Â | NS |
   Swiss | 56.2 (20.3) |  |  |  |
   Other | 60.4 (21.2) |  |  |  |
Work experience in foreign country | Â | < 0.001 | Â | < 0.001 |
   Yes | 62.4 (19.2) |  | 59.4 |  |
   No | 52.7 (20.0) |  | 53.0 |  |
Percentage of immigrant patients | Â | 0.007 | Â | 0.016 |
   0-10% | 53.9 (18.6) | (linear trend) | 54.1 | (linear trend) |
   11-30% | 56.7 (20.7) |  | 55.5 |  |
   31-100% | 59.9 (20.7) |  | 59.0 |  |
Interest in caring for immigrant patients | Â | 0.14 | Â | NS |
   Absent | 58.9 (23.5) | (linear trend) |  |  |
   Weak | 53.7 (20.6) |  |  |  |
   Moderate | 55.4 (19.0) |  |  |  |
   High | 58.1 (20.0) |  |  |  |
   Very high | 59.6 (24.4) |  |  |  |
Difficulties in communicating with immigrant patients | Â | 0.14 | Â | NS |
   All cases or almost | 57.0 (26.4) | (linear trend) |  |  |
   Majority of cases | 53.9 (21.7) |  |  |  |
   About half the cases | 55.4 (20.4) |  |  |  |
   Minority of cases | 57.7 (19.5) |  |  |  |
   Almost never | 58.3 (20.9) |  |  |  |
Training in cultural competence | Â | 0.20 | Â | NS |
   Yes | 58.3 (19.0) |  |  |  |
   No | 55.9 (21.2) |  |  |  |