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Table 3 Comparison of training needs of GPs of different ages in primary health care institutions [n(%)]

From: Current status and continuing medical education need for general practitioners in Tibet, China: a cross-sectional study

Category

≤ 30 (n = 511)

> 30, < 40 (n = 217)

≥ 40 (n = 84)

x2

p

Clinical skill training needs

Debridement and suturing and fracture fixation

375b (73.4)

154a (71.0)

46b (54.8)

12.110

0.002

Laboratory testing and imaging reading

355 (69.5)

148 (68.2)

52 (61.9)

1.912

0.384

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

330 (64.6)

139 (64.1)

49 (58.3)

1.227

0.541

Puncturing, catheterization, and indwelling gastric tube use

330b (64.6)

119a (54.8)

35b (41.7)

18.525

9.5 × 10− 6

Physical examination

308 (60.3)

123 (56.7)

44 (52.4)

2.253

0.324

Sputum suction and enema treatment

262b (51.3)

97a (44.7)

31b (36.9)

7.281

0.026

Medical history collection

238b (46.6)

85a (39.2)

25b (29.8)

9.971

0.007

Community chronic disease management skill training needs

Clinical thought in general practice

352 (68.9)

143 (65.9)

56 (66.7)

0.684

0.711

Community Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases

336 (65.8)

141 (65.0)

56 (66.7)

0.084

0.959

The rational use of drugs

289 (56.6)

114 (52.5)

44 (52.4)

1.265

0.531

Chinese (Tibetan) Medicine and Chinese (Tibetan) Medicine Technology

270 (52.8)

129 (59.4)

39 (46.4)

4.806

0.090

Diagnosis and treatment of multiple diseases

272 (53.2)

99 (45.6)

39a (46.4)

4.145

0.126

Identification and treatment of common psychological problems in the community

223 (43.6)

84 (38.7)

33 (39.3)

1.779

0.411

Common chronic disease training needs

Hypertension

414 (81.0)

174 (80.2)

73 (86.9)

1.943

0.379

Common diseases of the digestive system

364 (71.2)

155 (71.4)

57 (67.9)

0.434

0.805

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema

328 (64.2)

138 (63.6)

46 (54.8)

2.789

0.248

Coronary heart disease

327 (64.0)

135 (62.2)

43 (51.2)

5.028

0.081

Diabetes

333b (65.2)

119b (54.8)

48a (57.1)

7.645

0.022

Infectious disease (respiratory, digestive or urinary system)

319 (62.4)

123 (56.7)

45 (53.6)

3.695

0.158

Bronchial asthma

313 (61.3)

123 (56.7)

46 (54.8)

2.140

0.343

Hyperuricemia and gout

277 (54.2)

107 (49.3)

42 (50.0)

1.694

0.429

Chronic kidney disease

253 (49.5)

101 (46.5)

35 (41.7)

1.999

0.368

Stroke

252 (49.3)

97 (44.7)

38 (45.2)

1.521

0.468

Osteoporosis and bone and joint diseases

207b (40.5)

76a (35.0)

23b (27.4)

6.188

0.045

Late-stage cancer

157b (30.7)

49a (22.6)

17a (20.2)

7.526

0.023

Public health service skill training needs

Prevention and control of infectious diseases

380 (74.4)

162 (74.7)

60 (71.4)

0.365

0.833

Health education

348 (68.1)

147 (67.7)

57 (67.9)

0.010

0.995

Immunization of children

321 (62.8)

124 (57.1)

52 (61.9)

2.085

0.353

Resident Health Records Management

303 (59.3)

138 (63.6)

54 (64.3)

1.618

0.445

Assistance in the management of health supervision agencies

247 (48.3)

121 (55.8)

44 (52.4)

3.460

0.177

Special population health management training needs

Pregnancy management

417 (81.6)

166 (76.5)

72 (85.7)

4.079

0.130

Elderly patient management

377 (73.8)

154 (71.0)

55 (65.5)

2.687

0.261

Children of all ages

362 (70.8)

141 (65.0)

56 (66.7)

2.649

0.266

Tuberculosis patients

337 (65.9)

153 (70.5)

51 (60.7)

2.895

0.235

Management of patients with severe mental disorders

287 (56.2)

140 (64.5)

51 (60.7)

4.520

0.104

Disabled people

219 (42.9)

92 (42.4)

33 (39.3)

0.377

0.828

Cancer patients

184 (36.0)

77 (35.5)

26 (31.0)

0.809

0.667

Training needs for infectious diseases and handling of public health emergencies

Treatment of related patients and events

421 (82.4)

171 (78.8)

62 (73.8)

3.959

0.138

Discovery and registration of relevant patients and events

373 (73.0)

147 (67.7)

60 (71.4)

2.059

0.357

The management of related patients and events

359 (70.3)

147 (67.7)

52 (61.9)

2.471

0.291

Completing reports

268 (52.4)

120 (55.3)

53 (63.1)

3.414

0.181

Rehabilitation technology training needs

Rehabilitation assessment and treatment of common and frequently occurring diseases in the community

411 (80.4)

172 (79.3)

59 (70.2)

4.535

0.104

Indications, contraindications and precautions of common rehabilitation methods

401b (78.5)

156a (71.9)

53b (63.1)

10.786

0.005

Basic theory and knowledge of rehabilitation medicine

338 (66.1)

138 (63.6)

49 (58.3)

2.072

0.355

Use of common rehabilitation equipment

325b (63.6)

127a (58.5)

39b (46.4)

9.367

0.009

  1. Note: In this study, the results of pairwise comparisons were marked by superscript (a, b). If the marker letters were the same between the two groups, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant. If the two groups of marker letters are different, the difference between these two groups is statistically significant. The black fonts in the table indicate statistically significant differences