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Table 2 Practice status of scope-of-practice transfer psychiatrists and univariate analysis of clinical competence (N = 291)

From: Can scope-of-practice transfer psychiatrists be up for their job? A cross-sectional study of clinical competence status and related factors

Characteristics

Mean (SD)

N (%)

Clinical competence

Mean (SD)

Test statistics

P-value

Clinical competence

8.02 ± 1.48

    

Whether transfer to/ add mental health practice registration

 Yes

 

220 (75.6)

8.19 ± 1.473

T = 3.398

0.001

 No

 

71 (24.4)

7.52 ± 1.375

  

Whether engage in mental / psychological work after training

 Yes

 

202 (69.4)

8.35 ± 1.410

T = 5.961

<0.001

 No

 

89 (30.6)

7.29 ± 1.361

  

The level of transfer training meeting job needs

8.59 ± 1.62

  

r = 0.525

<0.001

The level of transfer training meeting theoretical learning needs

8.45 ± 1.74

  

r = 0.470

<0.001

The level of transfer training meeting clinical practice needs

8.48 ± 1.72

  

r = 0.514

<0.001

Salary change compared with pre- training

 Increase

 

67 (23.0)

8.52 ± 0.164

F = 6.759

0.001

 The same

 

200 (68.7)

7.93 ± 0.104

  

 Decrease

 

24 (8.2)

7.38 ± 0.312

  

The shame change compared with pre- training

 Increase

 

6 (2.1)

8.34 ± 0.421

F = 0.488

0.614

 The same

 

69 (23.7)

7.89 ± 0.176

  

 Decrease

 

216 (74.2)

8.06 ± 0.102

  

Whether join in continuing education after training

 Yes

 

16 (5.5)

8.81 ± 1.378

T = 2.218

0.027

 No

 

275 (94.5)

7.98 ± 1.471

  

Whether wanted to join in continuing education after training

 Yes

 

161 (55.3)

8.37 ± 1.335

T = 4.588

<0.001

 No

 

130 (44.7)

7.60 ± 1.535

  
  1. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation