Table 2.
Median knowledge, skills, and confidence scores at T1 and T2 (n = 158)
| Knowledge, median (IQR) | Wilcoxon’s signed rank test −Z score | Skill, median (IQR) | Wilcoxon’s signed rank test −Z score | Confidence median (IQR) | Wilcoxon’s signed rank test −Z score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | (P-value) | T1 | T2 | (P-value) | T1 | T2 | (P-value) | |
| Undertaking clinical medication review | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | −9.634 (<0.001) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 6.0 (5.0–6.0) | −9.350 (<0.001) | 4.0a (3.0–5.0) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | −9.636 (<0.001) |
| Managing complex multimorbidity | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | −7.871 (<0.001) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | −7.038 (<0.001) | 4.0 (2.0–4.0) | 5.0a (4.0–6.0) | −7.273 (<0.001) |
| Managing specific long-term conditions | 4.0b (3.0–5.0) | 5.0c (5.0–6.0) | −8.894 (<0.001) | 4.0b (3.0–5.0) | 5.0a (4.0–6.0) | −8.750 (<0.001) | 4.0b (3.0–5.0) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | −8.050 (<0.001) |
| Undertaking face-to-face patient consultations | 5.0b (4.0–6.0) | 6.0b (5.0–6.0) | −7.647 (<0.001) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 6.0c (5.0–6.0) | −7.403 (<0.001) | 5.0 (3.0–6.0) | 6.0a (5.0–7.0) | −8.523 (<0.001) |
| Managing acute common ailments | 4.0a (3.0–5.0) | 4.0 (2.0–5.0) | −0.766 (0.362) | 3.5a (2.0–5.0) | 3.0a (2.0–5.0) | −1.341 (0.155) | 3.0 (2.0–5.0) | 3.5b (2.0–5.0) | −0.095 (0.796) |
| Demonstrating leadership in general practice | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 4.0a (4.0–6.0) | −8.213 (<0.001) | 3.0b (2.0–4.0) | 4.0b (3.0–5.0) | −7.280 (<0.001) | 3.0a (2.0–4.0) | 4.0b (3.0–6.0) | −7.336 (<0.001) |
| Working in a multidisciplinary team in GP | 4.0a (2.0–5.0) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | −9.416 (<0.001) | 4.0c (2.0–5.0) | 6.0a (5.0–6.0) | −8.672 (<0.001) | 4.0b (3.0–5.0) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | −8.182 (<0.001) |
| Collaborating with community pharmacy | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | −6.664 (<0.001) | 5.0a (4.0–6.0) | 6.0a (5.0–7.0) | −6.209 (<0.001) | 5.0a (4.0–6.0) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | −6.650 (<0.001) |
a
One missing value.
b
Two missing values.
c
Three missing values. IQR = interquartile range. T1 = time 1. T2 = time 2.