Table 3 Factors associated with trainees indicating that patient impressions of their competence decrease after they obtain in-consultation help ^a(total sample = 778; n = 712 observations used)

Registrar factors

Worked at practice previously

Yes

0.34 (0.15, 0.76)

0.008

0.26 (0.09, 0.75)

0.013

Has previous health qualification

Yes

1.57 (0.96, 2.56)

0.07

1.63 (0.91, 2.90)

0.10

Has post-grad medical qualification

Yes

1.44 (1.00, 2.06)

0.05

1.58 (1.07, 2.34)

0.021

Registrar age

0.92 (0.89, 0.96)

< 0.001

0.91 (0.87, 0.96)

< 0.001

Years prior to GP training

0.92 (0.86, 0.99)

0.02

1.05 (0.96, 1.15)

0.31

Training region

2

0.16 (0.04, 0.70)

0.015

0.22 (0.05, 1.04)

0.056

Comparator:1

3

1.17 (0.66, 2.05)

0.59

0.69 (0.37, 1.31)

0.26

4

1.30 (0.77, 2.20)

0.33

0.80 (0.42, 1.53)

0.50

5

0.57 (0.29, 1.11)

0.099

0.62 (0.30, 1.28)

0.19

Practice factors

Rurality (ASGC-RA) ^b

Inner regional

0.40 (0.25, 0.63)

< 0.001

0.64 (0.34, 1.21)

0.17

Comparator: Major City

Outer regional remote

0.39 (0.19, 0.81)

0.012

0.87 (0.37, 2.07)

0.75

SEIFA decile (socioeconomic index for area of disadvantage) ^b

1.09 (1.02, 1.17)

0.010

1.03 (0.96, 1.11)

0.42