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Table 3 Factors associated with the belief that competencies should be developed later or sooner

From: Clinical communication skills and professionalism education are required from the beginning of medical training - a point of view of family physicians

  

Clinical communication skills

 

Interpersonal communication

 

Leadership

 

Professionalism

 
 

N (%)

Median (P25-P75)

*p

Median (P25-P75)

*p

Median (P25-P75)

*p

Median (P25-P75)

*p

Total

74 (100)

21.43 (8.33–40.00)

 

50.00 (25.00–50.00)

 

50.00 (31.25–100.00)

 

12.50 (0.00–21.43)

 

Gender

         

Female

38 (51.4)

18.33 (7.44–33.33)

0.267

50.00 (25.00–50.00)

0.647

50.00 (25.00–100.00)

0.475

10.00 (0.00–21.43)

0.617

Male

36 (48.6)

23.21 (8.33–41.67)

 

50.00 (25.00–50.00)

 

50.00 (50.00–100.00)

 

14.29 (0.00–22.32)

 

Academic degree

Graduate

35 (47.3)

20.00 (0.00–38.75)

0.378

50.00 (25.00–50.00)

0.482

50.00 (31.25–100.00)

0.942

10.00 (0.00–20.71)

0.341

Postgraduate

39 (52.7)

21.43 (10.56–40.00)

 

50.00 (27.08–50.00)

 

50.00 (43.75–100.00)

 

12.50 (6.70–23.21)

 

Has family medicine residency

     

Yes

54 (73)

23.21 (10.28–40.00)

0.029

50.00 (25.00–50.00)

0.969

50.00 (50.00–100.00)

0.297

12.50 (0.00–21.43)

0.729

No

20 (27)

7.74 (0.00–28.47)

 

43.75 (25.22–53.12)

 

50.00 (25.00–100.00)

 

10.00 (0.00–23.02)

 

Developed communication competence during undergraduate period?

 

Yes

9 (12.2)

0.00 (0.00–41.67)

0.001

12.50 (0.00–37.50)

0.009

0.00 (0.00–37.50)

0.021

0.00 (0.00–12.50)

0.112

No

65 (87.8)

21.43 (0.00–8.33)

 

50.00 (33.33–50.00)

 

50.00 (50.00–100.00)

 

12.50 (0.00–25.00)

 

Developed communication competence during family medicine residency?

   

Yes

40 (54.1)

25.00 (10.28–40.00)

0.589

42.59 (25.00–50.00)

0.489

50.00 (37.50–100.00)

0.814

11.25 (0.00–22.32)

0.834

No

34 (45.9)

20.00 (8.04–35.00)

 

46.31 (25.00–50.00)

 

50.00 (37.50–100.00)

 

12.50 (0.00–21.43)

 

Developed communication competence post-residency?

 

Yes

30 (40.5)

29.29 (12.50–41.67)

0.102

50.00 (40.62–50.00)

0.038

50.00 (50.00–100.00)

0.398

13.39 (8.33–24.11)

0.405

No

44 (59.5)

20.00 (0.00–33.33)

 

33.33 (25.00–50.00)

 

50.00 (25.00–100.00)

 

10.00 (0.00–21.43)

 

Developed professionalism during undergraduate period?

     

Yes

29 (39.2)

10.00 (0.00–21.43

0.002

33.33 (18.12–50.00)

0.007

50.00 (25.00–100.00)

0.723

8.33 (0.00–14.29)

0.009

No

45 (60.8)

30.00 (14.29–41.67)

 

50.00 (33.33–56.25)

 

50.00 (50.00–100.00)

 

14.29 (6.25–28.57)

 

Developed professionalism during family medicine residency?

   

Yes

40 (54.1)

18.33 (8.33–34.72)

0.442

50.00 (25.00–50.00)

0.830

50.00 (25.00–100.00)

0.448

12.50 (0.00–21.43)

0.838

No

34 (45.9)

21.43 (7.44–41.25)

 

50.00 (25.00–50.00)

 

50.00 (50.00–100.00)

 

10.00 (0.00–24.11)

 

Developed professionalism post-residency?

 

Yes

25 (33.8)

35.71 (16.67–50.00)

0.011

50.00 (37.50–75.00)

0.016

50.00 (50.00–100.00)

0.443

14.29 (0.00–33.33)

0.087

No

49 (66.2)

16.67 (0.00–30.00)

 

37.50 (25.00–50.00)

 

50.00 (25.00–100.00)

 

10.00 (0.00–21.43)

 
  1. p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant