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Table 2 Comparison of the influence of the platform on different registered doctors’ ability to diagnose biliary and pancreatic diseases (n, %)

From: Use of a specialty endoscopy online platform for continuing medical education for clinical endoscopists during the COVID-19 pandemic

Project

Influence on registered doctors’ ability to diagnose biliary and pancreatic diseases after joining the platform

χ2

P

Significantly improved

The improvement was not obvious

Not improved

Lower than before

Unclear

Sex

     

22.195

0.000

 Male

238 (45.6)

131 (25.1)

109 (20.9)

39 (7.4)

4 (0.7)

  

 Female

116 (63.7)

31 (17.0)

21 (11.5)

10 (5.4)

4 (2.1)

  

Age

     

9.821

0.904

 Under 19

16 (41.0)

10 (25.6)

11 (28.2)

2 (5.1)

0 (0.0)

  

 20 ~ 29 years old

177 (49.3)

82 (22.8)

69 (19.2)

26 (7.2)

5 (1.3)

  

 30 ~ 39 years old

137 (51.5)

63 (23.6)

45 (16.9)

19 (7.1)

2 (0.7)

  

 40 ~ 49 years old

21 (58.3)

7 (19.4)

5 (13.8)

2 (5.5)

1 (2.7)

  

 Over 50

3 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  

Education

     

17.341

0.027

 Associate’s degree

92 (54.4)

33 (19.5)

29 (17.1)

9 (5.3)

6 (3.5)

  

 Undergraduate degree

211 (48.0)

105 (23.9)

88 (20.0)

34 (7.7)

1 (0.2)

  

 Master’s degree or above

51 (53.6)

24 (25.2)

13 (13.6)

6 (6.3)

1 (1.0)

  

Hospital grade

     

35.302

0.002

 Class 3A

112 (64.0)

36 (20.5)

18 (10.2)

7 (4.0)

2 (1.1)

  

 Class 3B

102 (43.9)

61 (26.2)

55 (23.7)

13 (5.6)

1 (0.4)

  

 Class 2A

107 (47.3)

49 (21.6)

44 (19.4)

23 (10.1)

3 (1.3)

  

 Class 2B

23 (45.0)

11 (21.5)

12 (23.5)

4 (7.8)

1 (1.9)

  

 Other

10 (52.6)

5 (26.3)

1 (5.2)

2 (10.5)

1 (5.2)

  

Specialty of clinical work

     

35.3

0.002

 Gastroenterology

98 (67.1)

24 (16.4)

17 (11.6)

7 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

  

 General surgery

123 (44.5)

77 (27.8)

56 (20.2)

18 (6.5)

2 (0.7)

  

 Endoscopy

99 (46.4)

47 (22.0)

45 (21.1)

19 (8.9)

3 (1.4)

  

 Nursing specialty

27 (52.9)

10 (19.6)

10 (19.6)

2 (3.9)

2 (3.9)

  

 Other

7 (41.1)

4 (23.5)

2 (11.7)

3 (17.6)

1 (5.8)

  

 Title

     

41.321

0.001

 Medical student

66 (61.1)

22 (20.3)

14 (12.9)

6 (5.5)

0 (0.0)

  

 Resident

97 (53.8)

38 (21.1)

37 (20.5)

7 (3.8)

1 (0.5)

  

 Attending doctor

106 (46.9)

56 (24.7)

48 (21.2)

14 (6.1)

2 (0.8)

  

 Deputy chief physician

47 (39.8)

32 (27.1)

23 (19.4)

16 (13.5)

0 (0.0)

  

 Chief physician

24 (57.1)

8 (19.0)

6 (14.2)

3 (7.1)

1 (2.3)

  

 Other titles/identities not listed

14 (48.2)

6 (20.6)

2 (6.8)

3 (10.3)

4 (13.7)