Table 3.
| Quite to Very Confident (n)a | Slightly to Moderately Confident (n)b | Not at all Confident (n)c | Mean (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discuss advance directives | 84% | 15% | 0% | 4.3 (4) |
| Prevent and manage osteoporosis | 72% | 26% | 2% | 3.9 (4) |
| Determine patient’s social support/living experiences | 53% | 45% | 2% | 3.5 (4) |
| Recognize, evaluate, and treat depression | 47% | 49% | 4% | 3.4 (3) |
| Make recommendations for rehabilitation | 41% | 54% | 5% | 3.2 (3) |
| Recognize, evaluate, and treat delirium | 39% | 54% | 6% | 3.2 (3) |
| Assess nutritional status | 37% | 61% | 2% | 3.2 (3) |
| Conduct and evaluate a functional assessment | 25% | 65% | 10% | 2.8 (3) |
| Recognize, evaluate, and treat dementia | 23% | 69% | 8% | 2.8 (3) |
| Conduct an assessment of and an intervention for falls | 21% | 65% | 14% | 2.6 (3) |
| Recognize, evaluate, and treat urinary incontinence | 21% | 64% | 15% | 2.7 (3) |
Based on a Likert scale, where 1=Not at all confident, 2=Slightly confident, 3=Moderately confident, 4=Quite confident and 5= Very confident.
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Some percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding
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All values with <3 missing values
a
Percent “quite to very confident” was calculated using the sum of physicians who chose a 4 or 5 on the scale
b
Percent “slightly to moderately confident” was calculated using the sum of physicians who chose a 2 or 3 on the scale
c
Percent “not at all confident” was calculated using physicians who chose a 1 on the scale