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Table 4 Association between evaluation of the 17 lectures and the participants’ demographics

From: A training and education program for genome medical research coordinators in the genome cohort study of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization

 

n (%)

 

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Time taken (n = 93)e

Shorta

Others

  

Age

  < 40

5 (5.4)

24 (25.8)

1.0 (ref)

–

  ≥ 40

11 (11.8)

53 (57.0)

0.74 (0.22–2.51)

0.630

Educational background

 University/graduate school

1 (1.1)

20 (21.5)

1.0 (ref)

–

 Others

15 (16.1)

57 (61.3)

5.79 (0.69–48.51)

0.105

Medical qualification

 Nurse/clinical laboratory technologist

7 (7.5)

34 (36.6)

1.0 (ref)

–

 Others

9 (9.7)

43 (46.2)

1.12 (0.37–3.41)

0.842

Level of difficulty (n = 93)e

Easyb

Others

  

Age

  < 40

10 (10.8)

19 (20.4)

1.0 (ref)

–

  ≥ 40

23 (24.7)

41 (44.1)

1.31 (0.48–3.53)

0.598

Educational background

 University/graduate school

8 (8.6)

13 (14.0)

1.0 (ref)

–

 Others

25 (27.9)

47 (50.5)

0.73 (0.25–2.14)

0.563

Medical qualification

 Nurse/clinical laboratory technologist

20 (21.5)

21 (22.6)

1.0 (ref)

–

 Others

13 (14.0)

39 (41.9)

0.33 (0.14–0.81)

0.016

Confidence gained (n = 93)e

Gainedc

Others

  

Age

  < 40

16 (17.2)

13 (14.0)

1.0 (ref)

–

  ≥ 40

34 (36.6)

30 (32.3)

0.96 (0.38–2.39)

0.921

Educational background

 University/graduate school

12 (12.9)

9 (9.7)

1.0 (ref)

–

 Others

38 (40.9)

34 (36.6)

0.85 (0.31–2.35)

0.752

Medical qualification

 Nurse/clinical laboratory technologist

22 (23.7)

19 (20.4)

1.0 (ref)

–

 Others

28 (30.1)

24 (25.8)

1.00 (0.44–2.30)

0.994

Level of Satisfaction (n = 89)f

Highd

Others

  

Age

  < 40

20 (22.5)

9 (10.1)

1.0 (ref)

–

  ≥ 40

40 (44.9)

20 (22.5)

0.98 (0.36–2.64)

0.964

Educational background

 University/graduate school

14 (15.7)

6 (6.7)

1.0 (ref)

–

 Others

46 (51.7)

23 (25.8)

0.84 (0.27–2.58)

0.759

Medical qualification

 Nurse/clinical laboratory technologist

29 (32.6)

11 (12.4)

1.0 (ref)

–

 Others

31 (34.8)

18 (20.2)

0.65 (0.26–1.62)

0.354

  1. aShort/relatively short
  2. bEasy/relatively easy/neither easy nor difficult
  3. cGained confidence/gained some confidence
  4. dSatisfied/relatively satisfied
  5. eRemoved 1 subject with missing value in medical qualification
  6. fRemoved 1 and 4 subject with missing value in medical qualification and in level of satisfaction, respectively