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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 4.
Published in final edited form as: Health Promot Pract. 2016 Jul 8;18(5):672–680. doi: 10.1177/1524839916658025

TABLE 3.

Association of Opportunities for ONPA Training in Programs’ Curricula With Residents’ ONPA Counseling Scores

Knowledge
Attitudes
Self-Efficacy
Perceived Professional Norms
ONPA Training Opportunities n M SD p n M SD p n M SD p n M SD p
ONPA-related didactics
 No 50 45.7 17.0 .01 61 61.3 13.1 <.001 59 53.3 18.6 .43 52 61.6 13.1 .004
 Yes 141 52.8 14.8 148 52.2 13.1 147 51.3 15.8 136 55.4 12.9
Allied health professional(s) provide didactics
 No 106 50.7 14.1 .95 117 53.1 11.9 .10 117 50.3 15.9 .21 102 56.4 13.2 .32
 Yes 83 50.8 17.5 90 56.5 15.9 88 53.3 17.4 84 58.3 12.6
ONPA guidelines formally taught
 No 153 49.5 15.1 .03 169 55.3 13.4 .09 167 52 16.5 .58 151 58.4 12.6 .01
 Yes 38 55.6 16.5 41 51.3 14.9 40 50.4 17 38 52.6 13
HB change counseling techniques taught
 No 124 48.8 15.2 .02 139 55.2 13.9 .30 138 49.8 16.3 .02 123 58.4 13.4 .09
 Yes 67 54.3 15.6 71 53.1 13.4 69 55.6 16.6 66 55.1 11.7
Blocks designated for electives
 0-1 37 50.3 16.1 .44 40 49.9 13.1 .06 40 42.9 15.2 <.001a 35 47.8 12.7 <.001a
 2-6 65 52.7 13.8 70 55.4 11.6 69 55.2 15.9 64 59.9 12.3
 >6 89 49.5 16.5 100 55.8 15.1 98 52.9 16.5 90 59 11.7
Half-days per week in continuity clinic
 1 97 49.9 17.4 .30 109 56.7 15.3 .10 107 50 17.9 .04 96 56.7 14.9 .07
 >1 63 52.5 13.7 69 53.4 11.1 68 55 13.8 61 60.2   9.2
ONPA-related fellowship(s)
 No 131 51.6 15.9 .42 146 54.2 13.7 .42 144 50.2 16.9 .06 132 55.2 12.8 .001
 Yes 65 49.6 15 69 55.9 14.3 68 54.9 15.4 62 61.8 12.7

NOTE: ONPA = obesity, nutrition, and physical activity: HB = health behavior.

a

Tukey’s honest significant difference post hoc tests revealed that resident self-efficacy and perceived professional norms scores were significantly higher for programs with ≥2 blocks designated for electives compared to those with 0 to 1 block. There were no significant differences between having 2 to 6 blocks and >6 blocks.