Table 4.

Learning and behavioural outcomes

Learning outcomes	Control (n = 42)	Intervention (n = 54)	P‐value
Test score, mean (SD), % correctly answered	51 (10)	57 (12)	0.01
Proportion passed participants, mean (SD), %	26 (45)	46 (50)	0.04

Site 1:	Control (n = 23)	Intervention (n = 29)	P‐value
Test score, mean (SD), % correctly answered	56 (10)	63 (12)	0.04
Proportion passed participants, mean (SD), %	48 (50)	66 (50)	0.07

Site 2:	Control (n = 19)	Intervention (n = 24)	P‐value
Test score, mean (SD), % correctly answered	45 (50)	51 (80)	0.02
Proportion passed participants, mean (SD), %	0	25 (40)	0.02

Behavioural outcomes: determinants of behaviour	Control (n = 39)	Intervention (n = 48)	P‐value
Attitude towards effect of electronic prescribing system on:
Patient/physician relationship, % positive attitude	67	80	0.12
Quality of care, % positive attitude	95	96	0.84
Physicians' job satisfaction, % positive attitude	46	57	0.25
General attitude, % positive attitude	84	89	0.32
Perceived social norm to use electronic prescribing systems during consultations:
Perceived social norm for appropriate use, %	48	49	0.98
Self‐efficacy for prescribing with an electronic prescribing system (points on scale 0–100):
A ‘fixed dose’ regimen, mean (SD)	97 (4.6)	97 (5.1)	0.83
A ‘different doses a day’ regimen, mean (SD)	90 (18)	90 (17)	0.94
A tapering scheme, mean (SD)	64 (34)	70 (26)	0.38
Providing a medication summary, mean (SD), points on scale 0–100	78 (31)	90 (18)	0.03

Behavioural outcomes	Control (n = 55)	Intervention (n = 60)	P‐value
Patients from whom a medication history was obtained, proportion per physician, mean (SD), %	55(22)	59(23)	0.20
Patients provided with a medication summary, proportion per physician, mean (SD), %	4(7.7)	10(16)	0.06

SD, standard deviation