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. 2009 Feb 2;9:8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-9-8

Table 4.

Mean self-ratings of residents' confidence to manage different conditions (scores are expressed on a 5-pt Likert scale, 1 = no confidence, 5 = extremely confident).

Control (initial consultation) Intervention (initial consultation)
Condition Pre-rotation Post-rotation P-value Pre-rotation Post-rotation P-value

Type 1 diabetes 3.92 3.72 .845 3.69 4.08 .206
Graves disease 2.75 3.45 .005* 2.69 3.54 .002*
Hyperprolactinemia 2.08 2.95 .035* 1.85 3.31 < .001*
Type 2 diabetes 4.17 4.00 .854 3.92 4.31 .136
Thyroid nodules 2.42 3.45 .001* 2.54 3.61 < .001*
Polycystic ovarian syndrome 2.08 2.72 .044* 2.15 2.92 .007*

P values are for comparisons between pre- and post-rotation ratings. * denotes significant p-value (< 0.05).