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Table 3 Factors associated with total count of items learned - bivariate analysis

From: What, how and from whom do health care professionals learn during collaboration in palliative home care: a cross-sectional study in primary palliative care

 

N

Mean (SD)

P

Profession

   

  GP

267

5.1 (4.1)

NS

  PHCT nurse

73

4.6 (3.8)

 
 

GPs (n = 267)

Mean (SD)

P

Gender

   

  Male

185 (69.3%)

4.7 (4.0)

0.01

  Female

78 (29.2%)

6.1 (4.3)

 

  Missing

4 (1.5%)

  

Age category

   

  < 31

17 (6.4%)

7.1 (4.2)

NS

  31-40

31 (11.6%)

6.4 (4.3)

 

  41-50

68 (25.4%)

5.0 (4.0)

 

  51-60

91 (34.1%)

4.6 (4.2)

 

  > 60

60 (22.5%)

4.9 (3.8)

 

Type of practice

   

  Solo

120 (44.9%)

4.7 (4.2)

NS

  Duo

60 (22.5%)

6.1 (4.1)

 

  Group

83 (31.1%)

5.2 (3.9)

 

  Missing

4 (1.5%)

  

Pall care education

   

  Yes

59 (22.1%)

5.3 (4.1)

NS

  No

203 (76.0%)

5.2 (4.1)

 

  Missing

5 (1.9%)

  

RIPLS score

   

  Mean

85.2

B: 0.058

0.024

  Standard deviation

10.2

95% CI: 0.008; 0.108

 
 

PHCT nurses (n = 73)

Mean (SD)

p

Gender

   

  Male

14 (19.2%)

5.6 (4.2)

NS

  Female

57 (78.1%)

4.5 (3.6)

 

  Missing

2 (2.7%)

  

Age category

   

  < 31

9 (12.3%)

5.1 (3.3)

NS

  31-40

28 (38.4%)

4.6 (3.6)

 

  41-60

32 (43.8%)

4.2 (4.0)

 

  > 60

4 (5.5%)

6.2 (5.0)

 

Years in practice

   

  Mean

7.15

B: -0.176

0.041

  Standard deviation

5.1

95% CI: -0.345; -0.00

 

RIPLS score

   

  Mean

90.8

B: 0.026

NS

  Standard deviation

8.0

95% CI: -0.104; 0.157

 
  1. NS: not significant.