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Table 5 Comparison of mean values of satisfaction, attitude, and impact scores towards OCME with respect to the socio-demographic and professional characteristics of study subjects

From: Satisfaction and attitudes towards online continuous medical education and its impact on clinical practice among physiotherapists

Characteristics

Satisfaction scores

Attitude scores

Impact scores

Mean (SD)

F-value/t-value

p-value

Mean (SD)

F-value/t-value

p-value

Mean (SD)

F-value /t-value

p-value

Age groups

         

25–29

30.5 (6.2)

9.92

< 0.0001*

23.5 (4.4)

5.78

0.001*

13.8 (2.7)

3.38

0.020*

30–34

33.5 (3.5)

  

24.9 (4.5)

  

13.4 (1.7)

  

35–39

36.1 (3.4)

  

26.8 (2.4)

  

14.4 (3.2)

  

>=40

35.5 (3.6)

  

26.7 (3.3)

  

15.4 (2.9)

  

Gender

         

Male

32.8 (5.7)

-0.75

0.452

24.7 (4.6)

-1.18

0.241

14.9 (2.6)

1.82

0.071

Female

33.5 (4.9)

  

25.6 (3.3)

  

14.0 (2.9)

  

Marital status

         

Single

32.4 (5.8)

-1.26

0.210

24.1 (5.0)

-2.32

0.022*

13.9 (3.2)

-2.42

0.017*

Married

33.6 (5.1)

  

25.8 (3.2)

  

15.1 (2.2)

  

Nationality

         

Saudi

33.0 (5.7)

-0.44

0.658

24.9 (4.4)

-0.85

0.399

14.5 (2.9)

-0.63

0.529

Non-Saudi

33.5 (3.6)

  

25.7 (2.7)

  

14.9 (1.8)

  

Academic degree

         

Ph.D.,

34.6 (4.7)

0.92

0.433

25.3 (3.3)

1.92

0.130

15.3 (2.5)

1.61

0.191

Masters

33.2 (4.5)

  

25.2 (3.2)

  

14.6 (1.9)

  

Diploma & DPT

33.4 (6.2)

  

26.9 (4.4)

  

13.3 (3.8)

  

BPT

32.3 (5.9)

  

24.2 (4.8)

  

14.6 (2.9)

  

Specialty

         

Sport

34.0 (4.7)

0.96

0.445

25.7 (4.9)

2.03

0.079

13.5 (2.9)

3.17

0.010*

Pediatric

32.2 (5.2)

  

24.3 (2.8)

  

13.8 (2.2)

  

Neurology

31.2 (5.3)

  

25.6 (2.9)

  

14.8 (2.4)

  

Musculoskeletal

33.9 (4.5)

  

25.7 (3.1)

  

15.5 (2.3)

  

General

32.4 (7.2)

  

23.4 (5.6)

  

13.7 (3.3)

  

Others

34.6 (3.6)

  

26.9 (3.9)

  

16.4 (1.4)

  

PT practice (years)

         

0–2

31.9 (6.6)

3.82

0.006*

23.7 (5.1)

1.33

0.262

13.5 (3.5)

1.62

0.172

3–5

31.6 (5.0)

  

25.9 (3.6)

  

15.1 (2.6)

  

6–10

30.2 (6.6)

  

24.6 (5.3)

  

14.5 (2.5)

  

11–15

33.5 (4.1)

  

25.2 (2.7)

  

14.5 (2.2)

  

> 15

35.9 (3.2)

  

25.8 (2.8)

  

15.1 (2.2)

  
  1. *Statistically significant at the p < 0.05 level