Table 3.
Perceived levels of knowledge and skills
|
Mean (standard deviation) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Canada | Australia | Netherlands | |
| Mean |
3.54 (0.40) |
3.35 (0.51) |
3.45 (0.42) |
3.39 (0.37) |
| Mean scale 1 |
3.76 (0.48) |
3.74 (0.58) |
3.88 (0.45) |
3.65 (0.47) |
| Time management |
3.43 (1.00) |
3.51 (1.00) |
3.67 (0.87) |
3.59 (0.89) |
| Patient care vs. Practice requirements |
3.49 (0.84) |
3.50 (0.88) |
3.90 (0.67) |
3.40 (0.90) |
| Patient care vs. Personal life |
3.79 (0.87) |
3.64 (0.84) |
3.80 (0.78) |
3.40 (0.89) |
| Leadership skills |
3.79 (0.76) |
3.83 (0.84) |
3.67 (0.74) |
3.54 (0.70) |
| Handling received feedback |
3.88 (0.65)† |
3.84 (0.79) |
3.98 (0.61)† |
3.92 (0.55)† |
| Managing a ward |
3.88 (0.64)† |
3.93 (0.72)† |
3.92 (0.55)† |
3.78 (0.70) |
| Using information technology |
4.11 (0.69)† |
4.01 (0.83)† |
4.23 (0.64)† |
3.94 (0.87)† |
| Mean scale 2 |
3.46 (0.71) |
2.93 (0.77) |
2.78 (0.78) |
2.40 (0.65) |
| Organisation & finance healthcare system |
3.55 (0.84) |
3.23 (0.98) |
2.86 (0.97)* |
2.55 (0.84) |
| Organisation & finance specialist dep. |
3.42 (0.89) |
2.66 (0.97)* |
2.59 (0.92)* |
2.11 (0.77)* |
| Requirements as specialist |
3.39 (0.93) |
2.92 (0.96) |
2.88 (0.98) |
2.53 (0.81)* |
| Mean scale 3 |
3.55 (0.51) |
3.74 (0.64) |
3.40 (0.62) |
3.75 (0.49) |
| Allocating resources based on costs |
3.28 (0.86) |
3.47 (0.88) |
3.16 (0.86) |
3.42 (0.86) |
| Allocating resources based on finiteness |
3.39 (0.71) |
3.71 (0.82) |
3.46 (0.86) |
3.65 (0.70) |
| Allocating resources based on EBM |
3.76 (0.76) |
3.81 (0.68) |
3.44 (0.82) |
3.90 (0.58) |
| Advocating for patients |
3.76 (0.76) |
3.95 (0.81)† |
3.54 (0.80) |
4.03 (0.60)† |
| Mean scale 4 |
3.55 (0.53) |
3.28 (0.66) |
3.52 (0.58) |
3.51 (0.48) |
| Responding to mistakes made by others |
3.38 (0.83) |
3.07 (0.90) |
3.29 (0.89) |
3.33 (0.80) |
| Responding to mistakes made by myself |
3.69 (0.77) |
3.38 (0.83) |
3.59 (0.83) |
3.53 (0.75) |
| Legal rights and duties |
3.80 (0.73) |
3.29 (0.96) |
3.66 (0.69) |
3.49 (0.75) |
| Proper use of medical records |
3.82 (0.76) |
3.43 (0.91) |
3.76 (0.81) |
3.62 (0.74) |
| Dealing with conflicts |
3.33 (0.85) |
3.56 (0.88) |
3.54 (0.73) |
3.72 (0.64) |
| Improving quality processes |
3.25 (0.94)* |
2.94 (0.97) |
3.29 (0.96) |
3.38 (0.87) |
| Mean scale 5 |
3.27 (0.67) |
2.74 (0.79) |
3.18 (0.65) |
3.16 (0.63) |
| Negotiating personal ambitions |
3.10 (0.98)* |
2.58 (1.00)* |
3.11 (0.93) |
3.38 (0.86) |
| Create career opportunities |
3.71 (0.82) |
2.89 (1.02) |
3.30 (0.82) |
3.42 (0.85) |
| Negotiate working conditions |
2.51 (0.97)* |
2.23 (0.91)* |
2.75 (0.93)* |
2.45 (0.87)* |
| Personal financial management | 3.75 (0.92) | 3.26 (1.09) | 3.54 (0.89) | 3.36 (0.94) |
*Three lowest scores per country, † Three highest scores per country.