Table 5.
Relation between education and the estimates of own knowledge vs. the number of correct answers to the 14 knowledge statements
| 3-9 correct answers | 10 correct answers | 11 correct answers | 12-14 correct answers | p-value* | |
| N = 114 | N = 95 | N = 105 | N = 93 | ||
| % | % | % | % | ||
| Received specific education in palliative care | 60 | 68 | 78 | 87 | <0.05 |
| Grade given for own knowledge before completing the questionnaire (1-10)† | <0.05 | ||||
| • <5.5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| • 5.5-6.5 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | |
| • 6.6-7.5 | 46 | 60 | 51 | 46 | |
| • 7.6-8.5 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 41 | |
| • 8.6-10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| Grade given for own knowledge after completing the questionnaire (1-10)† | ≥0.05 | <0.05 | |||
| • <5.5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| • 5.5-6.5 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| • 6.6-7.5 | 48 | 61 | 50 | 41 | |
| • 7.6-8.5 | 15 | 32 | 37 | 46 | |
| • 8.6-10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Are there enough options for you for additional education about opioids and pain management? | <0.05 | ||||
| • Yes | 77 | 94 | 93 | 95 | |
| • No | 23 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
* chi square test to test differences in physician characteristics for physicians with different numbers of correct answers (categorized in 4 groups)
† Physicians graded their own knowledge about opioids and pain management by scoring 1-10. After completing the knowledge statements, respondents were asked to again grade their own knowledge. Physicians could not see how they did on the knowledge statements, they did not receive the answers to the knowledge statements immediately after completing the questionnaire.