Table 3.
Student willingness to provide different types of care and to care for different age groups by nationality
| Factor evaluated | Chinese students (N=258) | International students (N=77) | t-test P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Mean ± SD | Rank | Mean ± SD | ||
| Types of care interest | |||||
| Acute care | 1 | 3.90±0.95 | 1 | 3.87±0.95 | 0.79 |
| Chronic Care | 2 | 3.78±0.96 | 3 | 3.65±0.96 | 0.31 |
| Preventive services | 3 | 3.30±1.13 | 2 | 3.74±1.01 | 0.003 |
| Palliative care | 4 | 3.15±1.17 | 4 | 3.52±1.07 | 0.01 |
| Age groups of interest | |||||
| Care for adolescents | 1 | 3.78±0.98 | 2 | 3.77±0.96 | 0.94 |
| Care for adult women | 2 | 3.72±0.94 | 1 | 3.99±0.87 | 0.03 |
| Care for elderly | 3 | 3.69±0.91 | 3 | 3.66±1.05 | 0.82 |
| Care for adult men | 4 | 3.61±1.00 | 4 | 3.60±1.10 | 0.93 |
| Care for children | 5 | 3.07±1.26 | 5 | 3.57±1.09 | 0.002 |
| Care for babies | 6 | 3.00±1.26 | 6 | 3.49±1.05 | 0.002 |