Table 2 Respondents’ Chinese language capability’s influence on their clinical experiences and competence
| Â | HSK certificate (Mean) | Chinese speaking skills (Mean) | Communication initiative with teachers and patients in Chinese in hospital (Mean) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower HSK level (n = 105) | Higher HSK level (n = 104) | P | Weak (n = 34) | Adequate (n = 105) | Good (n = 70) | P | Not Active (n = 64) | Active (n = 145) | P | |
Clerkship (Subtotal) | 22.17 | 21.63 | .309 | 20.71 | 21.29 | 21.90 | .000 | 20.20 | 22.66 | .000 |
CL-1 | 3.73 | 3.58 | .145 | 3.26 | 3.59 | 3.94 | .000 | 3.31 | 3.81 | .000 |
CL-2 | 3.68 | 3.64 | .757 | 3.56 | 3.55 | 3.87 | .014 | 3.45 | 3.75 | .007 |
CL-3 | 3.63 | 3.57 | .571 | 3.41 | 3.50 | 3.84 | .004 | 3.38 | 3.70 | .006 |
CL-4 | 3.74 | 3.72 | .836 | 3.64 | 3.62 | 3.94 | .016 | 3.38 | 3.89 | .000 |
CL-5 | 3.83 | 3.62 | .066 | 3.41 | 3.60 | 4.06 | .000 | 3.41 | 3.86 | .000 |
CL-6 | 3.56 | 3.51 | .657 | 3.41 | 3.43 | 3.76 | .018 | 3.28 | 3.65 | .004 |
Internship (Subtotal) | 19.41 | 19.27 | .769 | 18.53 | 18.99 | 20.26 | .027 | 17.98 | 19.94 | .000 |
IN-1 | 4.10 | 4.18 | .396 | 4.18 | 4.06 | 4.24 | .257 | 3.98 | 4.21 | .046 |
IN-2 | 3.96 | 4.01 | .657 | 3.91 | 3.93 | 4.10 | .316 | 3.77 | 4.08 | .006 |
IN-3 | 3.78 | 3.78 | .986 | 3.50 | 3.71 | 4.01 | .009 | 3.48 | 3.91 | .001 |
IN-4 | 3.82 | 3.57 | .039 | 3.41 | 3.59 | 3.99 | .002 | 3.36 | 3.84 | .000 |
IN-5 | 3.75 | 3.73 | .858 | 3.53 | 3.70 | 3.91 | .079 | 3.39 | 3.90 | .000 |
Clinical competence (Subtotal) | 27.03 | 27.05 | .970 | 26.09 | 26.54 | 28.24 | .004 | 25.34 | 27.79 | .000 |
CC-1 | 3.75 | 3.72 | .773 | 3.41 | 3.69 | 3.97 | .002 | 3.45 | 3.86 | .000 |
CC-2 | 3.87 | 3.85 | .820 | 3.82 | 3.76 | 4.01 | .039 | 3.61 | 3.97 | .000 |
CC-3 | 3.91 | 3.86 | .564 | 3.59 | 3.87 | 4.06 | .008 | 3.55 | 4.03 | .000 |
CC-4 | 3.90 | 3.82 | .387 | 3.82 | 3.74 | 4.04 | .010 | 3.61 | 3.97 | .000 |
CC-5 | 3.76 | 3.86 | .344 | 3.59 | 3.74 | 4.01 | .007 | 3.56 | 3.92 | .001 |
CC-6 | 3.90 | 4.05 | .053 | 3.91 | 3.92 | 4.07 | .198 | 3.83 | 4.03 | .016 |
CC-7 | 3.94 | 3.90 | .656 | 3.94 | 3.82 | 4.07 | .033 | 3.73 | 4.01 | .004 |