Table 1.
Comfort with Patient Counseling by Resident Year
| Counseling Domain | Very uncomfortable (%) | Somewhat uncomfortable (%) | Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable (%) | Somewhat comfortable (%) | Very comfortable (%) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptoms of hypo/hyperglycemia | ||||||
| PGY 1 ( = 44) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 27 (61%) | 14 (32%) | 0.26 |
| PGY 2–4 ( = 67) | 3 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (4%) | 27 (40%) | 32 (48%) | |
| Goals of diabetic care and reducing long-term complications | ||||||
| PGY 1 ( = 44) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5%) | 7 (16%) | 22 (50%) | 13 (30%) | 0.05 |
| PGY 2–4 ( = 67) | 2 (3%) | 3 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 28 (42%) | 32 (48%) | |
| Routine foot care and eye care | ||||||
| PGY 1 ( = 44) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 5 (11%) | 25 (57%) | 12 (27%) | 0.74 |
| PGY 2–4 ( = 67) | 0 (0%) | 6 (9%) | 9 (13%) | 27 (40%) | 25 (37%) | |
| Measurement of blood sugars | ||||||
| PGY 1 ( = 44) | 0 (0%) | 4 (9%) | 10 (23%) | 21 (48%) | 9 (31%) | 0.59 |
| PGY 2–4 ( = 67) | 2 (3%) | 8 (12%) | 10 (15%) | 27 (40%) | 20 (30%) | |
| Initiating and maintaining an appropriate diabetic diet | ||||||
| PGY 1 ( = 44) | 1 (2%) | 9 (20%) | 15 (34%) | 14 (32%) | 5 (11%) | 0.08 |
| PGY 2–4 ( = 67) | 0 (0%) | 9 (13%) | 15 (22%) | 37 (55%) | 6 (9%) | |
| Administration of insulin shots | ||||||
| PGY 1 ( = 44) | 7 (16%) | 14 (32%) | 12 (27%) | 9 (20%) | 2 (5%) | <0.01 |
| PGY 2–4 ( = 67) | 1 (1%) | 18 (27%) | 18 (27%) | 21 (31%) | 9 (13%) | |
*P value refers to comparison between PGY 1 and PGY 2–4 residents. P values were calculated using Wilcoxon rank sum tests