Table 2.
Factors associated with social isolation during rural clinical training
| Social Isolation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | OR (95% CI) | p value | ||
| Gender | Male | 90 (34.0%) | 1.0 | |
| Female | 103 (29.4%) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | 0.25 | |
| Rural background | No | 105 (31.8) | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 86 (30.4) | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) | 0.72 | |
| Type of location living longest in Australia | Capital city/Major city | 106 (31.2) | 1.0 | |
| Regional | 30 (34.1) | 0.8 (0.4–1.4) | 0.48 | |
| Rural/Remote | 53 (29.0) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | 0.79 | |
| Preference for RCS for Clinical training | Others | 83 (42.8) | 1.0 | |
| First choice | 108 (25.7) | 0.5 (0.3–0.6) | < 0.001 | |
| RCS Support | ||||
| Supported academically by RCS | Strongly disagree/Disagree/Neutral | 43 (44.3) | 1.0 | |
| Strongly agree/Agree | 151 (28.9) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 0.004 | |
| Supported financially by RCS | Strongly disagree/Disagree/Neutral | 79 (35.3) | 1.0 | |
| Strongly agree/Agree | 115 (29.0) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) | 0.12 | |
| Overall well-supported by RCS | Strongly disagree/Disagree/Neutral | 48 (46.6) | 1.0 | |
| Strongly agree/Agree | 145 (28.1) | 0.4 (0.3–0.7) | < 0.001 | |
| Rating of Clinical Supervisors | Lower tertile | 77 (36.0) | 1.0 | |
| Middle tertile | 63 (31.0) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 0.28 | |
| Upper tertile | 50 (26.6) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 0.04 | |
| Rural Self-efficacy | Lower tertile | 95 (40.9) | 1.0 | |
| Middle tertile | 62 (29.2) | 0.5 (0.4–0.8) | 0.01 | |
| Upper tertile | 33 (20.0) | 0.4 (0.2–0.6) | < 0.001 | |
| RCS Positively impact on well-being | Strongly disagree/Disagree/Neutral | 70 (53.4) | 1.0 | |
| Strongly agree/Agree | 124 (25.5) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | < 0.001 | |