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Table 3 Association between self-assessed deficits in clinical knowledge or skills (predictors) and preparedness after medical education (descriptive analysis)

From: Well prepared for work? Junior doctors' self-assessment after medical education

  

Did you feel well prepared after finishing medical education?

  
  

yes

(%)*

no

(%)*

total number (%)**

Chi2

I experience deficits in ...

       

differential diagnosis

no

61

49.6

62

50.4

123 (19.6%)

<0.001

irrelevant (n = 2 (.3%))

yes

153

30.4

350

69.6

503 (80.4%)

 

documentation & quality control

no

37

44.0

47

56.0

84 (14.5%)

0.048

irrelevant (n = 50 (7.8%))

yes

163

32.9

332

67.1

495 (85.5%)

 

ECG interpretation

no

53

58.2

38

41.8

91 (15.3%)

<0.001

irrelevant (n = 32 (5.0%))

yes

151

29.9

354

70.1

505 (84.7%)

 

hygiene

no

120

35.5

218

64.5

338 (55.4%)

0.533

irrelevant (n = 18 (2.8%))

yes

90

33.1

182

66.9

272 (44.6%)

 

intubation

no

57

49.6

58

50.4

115 (24.8%)

<0.001

irrelevant (n = 164 (25.7%))

yes

95

27.2

254

72.8

349 (75.62%)

 

laboratory analysis

no

69

43.7

89

56.3

158 (25.7%)

0.003

irrelevant (n = 12 (1.9%))

yes

141

30.9

316

69.1

457 (74.3%)

 

medical counselling

no

36

43.4

47

56.6

83 (16.4%)

0.048

irrelevant (n = 123 (19.3%))

yes

136

32.2

287

67.8

423 (83.6%)

 

medical history taking

no

186

35.5

297

61.5

483 (77.8%)

<0.001

irrelevant (n = 7 (1.1%))

yes

26

18.8

112

81.2

138 (22.2%)

 

patient management

no

102

43.0

135

57.0

237 (38.1%)

<0.001

irrelevant (n = 6 (.9%))

yes

111

28.8

274

71.2

385 (61.9%)

 

pharmacotherapy

no

30

49.2

31

50.8

61 (9.8%)

0.009

irrelevant (n = 4 (.6%))

yes

183

32.5

380

67.5

563 (90.2%)

 

physical examination

no

132

42.6

178

57.4

310 (50.2%)

<0.001

irrelevant (n = 10 (1.6%))

yes

80

26.0

228

74.0

308 (49.8%)

 

(cardiopulmonary) resuscitation

no

62

51.2

529

48.8

121 (23.2%)

<0.001

irrelevant (n = 107 (16.8%))

yes

118

29.5

282

70.5

400 (76.8%)

 

social medicine & rehabilitation

no

41

38.7

65

61.3

106 (19.9%)

0.353

irrelevant (n = 94 (14.8%))

yes

145

33.9

283

66.1

428 (80.1%)

 

treatment & therapy planning

no

41

62.1

25

37.9

66 (11.0%)

<0.001

irrelevant (n = 29 (4.6%))

yes

162

30.4

371

69.6

533 (89.0%)

 

x-ray interpretation

no

43

50.6

42

49.4

85 (14.0%)

0.001

irrelevant (n = 22 (3.5%))

yes

167

32.1

354

67.9

521 (86.0%)

 
  1. * row percentage; ** column percentage