Table 1 Participant characteristics and differences between groups
Characteristic | 1. BSc Physiotherapy n = 47 | 2. MBChB n = 86 | 3. BSc Nursing n = 28 | 4. SALT n = 50 | Overall | Tests for differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | 47 (22%) | 86 (41%) | 28 (13%) | 50 (24%) | 211 (100%) | Â |
Gender | ||||||
 M | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 28 (13%) | p = 0.002 # |
 F | 33 | 68 | 25 | 50 | 176 (83%) |  |
Age Mean (SD) | 21.5 years (2.4) | 21.4 years (1.4) | 24.7 years (7.9) | 24.9 years (6.8) | Range 20–52 years 22.7 years (4.9) | P = 0.001∞ |
Age-range < 24 years Mature students > 24 years | 40 | 73 | 18 | 28 | 159 (80%) | p = 0.000 # |
3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 41 (20%) | ||
Number of Placements Mean (SD) | 5.95 (0.2) | 2.78 (1.2) | 8.60 (1.0) | 2.29 (0.46) | 4.02 (SD 2.5) | P = 0.000∞ |
Range of placements | ||||||
 1–3 placements |  | 64 | – | 50 | n = 114 (54%) |  |
 4–6 placements | 47 | 20 | 1 | – | n = 68 (32%) | |
 7–10 placements | – | – | 25 | – | n = 25 (12%) | |
Type of Placement | ||||||
 Had Paediatric placement | 31 | 0 | 22 | 41 | 94 (45%) | p = 0.000# |
 Had Mental Health placement | 13 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 37 (18%) | p = 0.000# |
 Had Physical Rehabilitation placement | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 (10%) | p = 0.000# |
 Had Acute and Specialties placement | 47 | 84 | 26 | 28 | 185 (88%) | p = 0.000# |
 Had Community and Hospices placement | 30 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 93 (44%) | p = 0.000# |
PPOS Caring total mean (SD) | 32.11 (5.2) | 36.55 (3.6) | 32.89 (5.1) | 35.84 (5.7) | 34.91 (5.1) | Welch test Stat = 11.28 Df = 3,79.86 p = 0.000 * |
Caring-average of 9 items | 3.56 | 4.06 | 3.65 | 3.98 | 3.87 | |
Sharing Total mean (SD) | 36.55 (5.66) | 40.22 (4.4) | 37.32 (6.4) | 38.94 (5.4) | 38.72 (5.4) | One-way Anova |
Sharing - average of 9 items | 4.06 | 4.46 | 4.14 | 4.32 | 4.30 | F = 5.770 p = 0.001 ** |
Total Scores mean (SD) | 68.66 (9.07) | 76.77 (6.29) | 70.21 (9.06) | 74.78 (9.65) | 73.62 (8.81) | Welch test Stat- 12.11 Df= 3, 79.99 p = 0.000 *** |
Average of 18 items | 3.81 | 4.26 | 3.90 | 4.15 | 4.09 | |