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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Evaluation of a national programme to improve shared decision-making skills among junior medical doctors in Denmark: a mixed methods study of satisfaction, usefulness, and dissemination of learning outcomes in clinical practice

Sex

n (%)

Female

94 (84)

Male

18 (16)

Age

n (%)

≤ 29

10 (9)

30-34

61 (54)

35-39

33 (22)

≥ 40

17 (15)

Mean

35

Employera

n (%)

North Denmark Region

6 (5)

Central Denmark Region

26 (23)

Region of Southern Denmark

24 (21)

Region Zealand

10 (9)

Capital Region of Denmark

41 (37)

General practice

8 (7)

Central government (universities, government agencies, etc.)

3 (3)

Unemployed

1 (1)

Other

2 (2)

Level of education

n (%)

Internship

3 (3)

Introductory position

28 (25)

Specialist training

53 (47)

Medical specialist

7 (6)

Clinical assistant/research position

10 (9)

Unclassified position

9 (8)

Other

2 (2)

Medical speciality

n (%)

General medicine

31 (28)

Medical specialities

27 (24)

Surgical specialities

21 (19)

Internal medical specialities

14 (13)

Paraclinical specialities

8 (7)

Emergency medicine

7 (6)

Other

3 (3)

Year of enrolment in the Ambassador courseb

n (%)

2016

22 (20)

2017

17 (15)

2018

32 (29)

2019

24 (21)

2020

17 (15)

Days of SDM training completed

n (%)

First day of SDM training

76 (68)

First and second day of SDM training

36 (32)

Enrolled in the Ambassador course at time of data collection

n (%)

Yes

75 (67)

No

17 (15)

Unknown

20 (18)

Total

N (%)

112 (100)

  1. a Multiple response allowed
  2. b Corresponding to year of completion of the first day of SDM training