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Table 4 Results of Wilcoxon signed ranks tests for ‘Manager/Physician’ group with mean scores of principle domains indicated

From: Differences in opinions of occupational physicians on the required competencies by field of practice: results of an international Delphi study

Principle Domains

Good Clinical Care

General Principles of assessment & Management of Occup Health Hazards

Assessment of disability & fitness for work

Environ Issues Related to Work Practice

Health Promotion

Ethical & Legal issues

Clinical Governance & Improvement

Communication skills

Team working & leadership

Teaching & Educational Supervision

Research methods

Management skills

4.55 ± 0.20

4.32 ± 0.46

4.20 ± 0.22

3.94 ± 0.21

3.72 ± 0.17

4.38 ± 0.29

4.20 ± 0.19

4.35 ± 0.27

4.22 ± 0.14

3.77 ± 0.08

3.87 ± 0.27

3.89 ± 0.19

Good Clinical Care

4.55 ± 0.20

 

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***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

General Principles of assessment & Management of Occup Health Hazards

4.32 ± 0.46

  

*

***

***

NS

NS

NS

NS

***

***

**

Assessment of disability & fitness for work

4.20 ± 0.22

   

NS

***

NS

NS

NS

NS

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NS

Environ Issues Related to Work Practice

3.94 ± 0.21

    

*

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

*

NS

Health Promotion

3.72 ± 0.17

     

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Ethical and Legal issues

4.38 ± 0.29

      

***

NS

*

***

***

***

Clinical Governance & Improvement

4.20 ± 0.19

       

NS

NS

***

***

*

Communication skills

4.35 ± 0.27

        

*

***

***

***

Team working & leadership

4.22 ± 0.14

         

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***

Teaching & Educational Supervision

3.77 ± 0.08

          

NS

NS

Research methods

3.87 ± 0.27

           

NS

Management skills

3.89 ± 0.19

            
  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; alternative = “greater”; row item higher versus column