Utilisation of internet resources for continuing professional development: a cross-sectional survey of general practitioners in Scotland

Table 5 GPs attitudes to online CPD resources

	Mean	Std. Deviation	% ≥ 4	% ≥ 4 % Comparison of high volume use versus low volume internet use for work purposes differences (P-value)	% ≥ 4 Comparison of groups aged 45 years and under against those over 45 years (P-value)	% ≥ 4 Comparison of male and female gender differences (P-value)	% ≥ 4 Comparison of partnership status differences (P-value)
I am comfortable using online resources	4.41	.746	92.7	<0.001^a	0.002^b	0.547	1.000
I like choosing online resources topics relevant to my learning	4.31	.689	93	0.059	0.004^b	0.684	1.000
Sometimes I use online CPD resources opportunistically	4.20	.793	90.1	0.003^a	0.056	0.729	0.863
Linking completed use of online resources into my CPD evidence would be useful to me	4.16	.860	84.1	0.063	0.257	0.198	0.317
I find using online CPD resources increases the accessibility of CPD topics	4.15	.823	84.9	<0.001^a	0.388	0.384	0.771
I find using online resources saves me time	4.15	.904	81.5	<0.001^a	0.005^b	0.346	0.177
I usually find online resources are up to date	4.06	.672	83.8	0.375	0.888	0.571	0.255
I usually find online resources easy to use	4.01	.767	83.8	0.015^a	0.016^b	0.672	0.117
Using online resources saves me money	3.86	.973	68.7	0.002^a	0.002^b	<0.001^c	0.013^d
I usually find online resources enjoyable	3.80	.800	70.5	0.014^a	0.174	0.022^c	0.107
Using online resources helps with my work / life balance	3.79	.969	68.9	0.007^a	0.010^b	0.043^c	0.650
Online resources allow me to plan my CPD work more efficiently	3.75	.893	66.8	0.010^a	0.048^b	0.096	0.316

(Based on Likert scale 1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree)
^aMost days or every day use, ^bage < 45 years old, ^cFemale, ^dNot a GP partner

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