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Table 4 Frequencies of responses to questions about opportunities in clinical practice

From: Student assistantship programme: an evaluation of impact on readiness to transit from medical student to junior doctor

Opportunities in Clinical Practice

Time Points

Mean score (SE)a

p-value

Mode scorea

Frequencies (%)

1 Completely disagree

2

3

4

5 Completely agree

I had the opportunity to make recommendations for the prescription of drugs

Pre SAP (n = 50)

2.68 (.969)

p < .001

3

6 (12%)

15 (30%)

19 (38%)

9 (18%)

1 (2%)

Post SAP (n = 46)

4.16 (.658)

4

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

4 (9%)

28 (61%)

13 (28%)

I had the opportunity to carry out common procedures on patients under supervision

Pre SAP

3.64 (1.092)

p < .001

4

3 (6%)

4 (8%)

12 (24%)

20 (40%)

11 (22%)

Post SAP

4.38 (.643)

5

0 (0%)

0

(0%)

4

(9%)

20

(43%)

22 (48%)

I had the opportunity to manage acutely unwell patients under supervision

Pre SAP

2.60 (1.150)

p < .001

2

10 (20%)

15 (30%)

12 (24%)

11 (22%)

2 (4%)

Post SAP

3.78 (.859)

4

1 (2%)

3 (7%)

8 (17%)

27 (59%)

7 (15%)

  1. abased on multiple imputation analysis