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Table 2 Associations of subject characteristics with course completion.

From: Randomized controlled trial comparing four strategies for delivering e-curriculum to health care professionals [ISRCTN88148532]

Characteristic

Non-Completion

Completion

P Value

N

487

780

 

Age (mean ± SD)

37.4 ± 12.8

42.2 ± 12.6

<.001*

Gender

   

Male

143 (44.5)

178 (55.5)

.011†

Female

344 (36.4)

602 (63.6)

 

Profession

  

<.001†,‡

MD

140 (37.5)

233 (62.5)

 

RD

38 (25.3)

112 (74.7)

 

RN

86 (29.1)

210 (70.9)

 

Pharm

14 (24.1)

44 (75.9)

 

Student

209 (53.6)

181 (46.4)

 

Delivery Strategy

   

Push

235 (36.9)

401 (63.1)

.27†

Pull

252 (39.9)

379 (60.1)

 

Drip

228 (35.8)

408 (64.2)

.065†

Bolus

259 (41.0)

372 (59.0)

 

Practice status

   

Faculty/In practice

212 (29.2)

514 (70.8)

<.001†

Trainee

275 (50.8)

266 (49.2)

 

Seen Patients Last 30 days at baseline

   

Yes

305 (35.8)

547 (64.2)

.007†

No

182 (43.9)

233 (56.1)

 

Paid CE Fee

   

Yes

133 (22.7)

454 (77.3)

<.001†

No

354 (52.1)

326 (47.9)

 

Herb Use, baseline

5.2 ± 6.9

5.7 ± 5.9

.002 ∏

Self rank on computer knowledge $

4.53 ± 1.12

4.28 ± 1.16

<.001*

Baseline Scores

   

Knowledge, % correct

64.0 ± 10.5

66.9 ± 10.5

<.001*

Confidence Scale Score

50.6 ± 18.4

53.6 ± 18.0

.005*

 

N = 462

N = 738

 

Communications

2.1 ± 1.8

2.2 ± 2.0

.75 ∏

Practices Scale Score

N = 305

N = 546

 
  1. * Determined by t test.
  2. † Determined by Chi square test with continuity correction for 2 × 2 tables.
  3. ‡ Student completion rate less than each of the other four groups in pairwise comparisons, all P <.001; physicians/physician assistants less than nutritionists (P = .01) and nurses/nurse practitioners (P = .026); physician versus pharmacists P = .067.
  4. ∏ Determined by Mann Whitney U test.
  5. $ On this self-report scale, 1 = Novice and 7 = Trainer/Specialist.