Table 2.
Fellows' self-rated preparedness pre- and postcurriculum
| How Prepared Do You Feel to Do the Following | Precurriculum Mean (SD) | Postcurriculum Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Define conservative care | 2.9 (0.93) | 4.1 (0.64) |
| (2) Identify which patients benefit the most from conservative care | 3.0 (0.93) | 4.1 (0.63) |
| (3) Describe patient experience with conservative care | 2.6 (0.99) | 4.0 (0.72) |
| (4) Describe how long a person can survive with conservative care | 2.6 (0.95) | 4.0 (0.72) |
| (5) Describe factors associated with poor survival on dialysis | 3.1 (0.91) | 4.1 (0.67) |
| (6) Know the effect that geriatric syndromes have on dialysis outcomes | 2.6 (1.03) | 4.0 (0.72) |
| (7) Know a communication framework for eliciting patient values and priorities to guide treatment decisions | 2.7 (1.00) | 4.1 (0.62) |
| (8) Know how to respond when a patient becomes emotional | 3.1 (1.00) | 4.1 (0.63) |
| (9) Know how to incorporate patient values and priorities into a recommendation for conservative care | 2.9 (0.95) | 4.1 (0.60) |
| (10) Know how to incorporate patient values and priorities into a recommendation for time-limited trial | 2.8 (1.00) | 4.1 (0.66) |
Ratings given as mean ± SD. Key: one, not at all; two, not very well prepared; three, somewhat prepared; four, prepared; five, very well prepared. Statistical significance P=0.05.