Table 2 Median test scores for both geriatric medicine and old age psychiatry trainees for each specialty group of questions. Confidence in old age psychiatry competencies increased between pre- and post-pilot surveys amongst geriatric medicine trainees; confidence in geriatric medicine competencies increased between pre- and post-pilot surveys amongst old age psychiatry trainees. P-value calculated using related samples Wilcoxon signed rank sum test
Geriatric medicine | Old age psychiatry | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-pilot (median score) | Post-pilot (median score) | p-value | Pre-pilot (median score) | Post-pilot (median score) | p-value | |
Geriatric medicine competency questions | 4 | 5 | < 0.001 | 3 | 4 | < 0.001 |
Old age psychiatry competency questions | 3 | 4 | < 0.001 | 4 | 4 | 0.080 |
Competency questions pertaining to both specialties | 4 | 5 | < 0.001 | 3 | 4 | 0.001 |