Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 140 GP trainees and their learning styles
From: How learning style affects evidence-based medicine: a survey study
Characteristics | Â | All trainees | Accommodators | Divergers | Assimilators | Convergers | Mixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of trainees | n | 140 | 26 | 19 | 47 | 28 | 20 |
Women | % | 71% | 69% | 53% | 77% | 82% | 60% |
Men | Â | 29% | 31% | 47% | 23% | 18% | 40% |
Age | mean ± SD | 29.3 ± 3.3 | 28.8 ± 2.4 | 30.6 ± 4.1 | 29.6 ± 3.8 | 28.8 ± 2.2 | 29.2 ± 3.6 |
Years since graduation | median IQR | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (2-3) | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) | 1 (0.25-2) |
Research experience* | % | 28% | 23% | 16% | 28% | 33% | 35% |
Practice experience | % | 90% | 92% | 100% | 92% | 86% | 80% |
Course EBS* | % | 83% | 77% | 63% | 89% | 89% | 90% |
Course Critical Appraisal* | % | 38% | 24% | 37% | 41% | 43% | 40% |
Course EBM* | % | 12% | 4% | 11% | 20% | 7% | 10% |