Table 3.

Need for further education/training

Clinical activity	Would further education/training increase your confidence in undertaking this activity?
	Study 1		Study 2		p
	n	%	n	%
Vital signs measurement	10	3.6%	47	32.9%	<0.001*
Follow up of pathology results	68	24.4%	91	38.7%	<0.001*
ECG testing	37	13.4%	73	31.1%	<0.001*
Physical Assessment	83	30.1%	117	49.8%	<0.001*
Counselling for mental health issues	122	43.7%	147	62.6%	<0.001*
Disease-specific health education	125	45.3%	142	60.4%	0.001*
Assessment of social support	83	30.1%	119	50.6%	<0.001*
Assessment of medication regimes	104	37.7%	141	60.0%	<0.001*
Case-management/Co-ordination	96	34.8%	127	54.0%	<0.001*

*statistically significant.