Table 2.
Association between different variables (characteristics of nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists, their hospitals, and their opinion on different aspects the integrated training) with the perceived success of the integrated training on multiple regression
| Variable | Beta-coefficient | 95% CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | − 0.038 | [− 0.39–0.32] | .794 |
| Gender (male or female) | 2.22 | [0.25–4.19] | .0343 |
| Received type of training (integrated vs. previous) | 0.25 | [− 1.23–1.73] | .683 |
| Hospital of training (academic vs. non-academic) | − 2.46 | [− 5.25–0.34] | .074 |
| Region of training1 | 0.14 | [− 0.38–0.65] | .523 |
| Years of post-residency experience | − 0.03 | [− 0.41–0.35] | .841 |
| Specialty (nuclear medicine or radiology) | 2.02 | [− 1.11–5.15] | .158 |
| Subspecialty2 | 3.36 | [0.43–6.30] | .0324 |
| Region of practice1 | − 2.6 | [− 7.12–1.93] | .201 |
| Hospital of practice (academic vs. non-academic) | 1.75 | [− 2.25–5.75] | .313 |
| Rate of integration of departments (scale 0–10) | 0.42 | [− 0.33–1.16] | .208 |
| NMMR residents in training in hospital (yes/no) | − 1.83 | [− 4.98–1.33] | .198 |
| Combined reporting by resident (yes/no) | 0.52 | [− 3.68–4.72] | .763 |
| Combined reporting supervision (nuclear medicine physician, radiologist or both) | − 0.42 | [− 2.69–1.85] | .653 |
| Multidisciplinary meeting attendance (nuclear medicine physician, radiologist, or both) | 0.55 | [− 2.15–3.25] | .624 |
| Sufficient time for research (yes/no) | 1.36 | [− 1.79–4.51] | .318 |
| Distribution of allocated time between nuclear medicine and radiology in the first 2.5 years of training (balanced vs. unbalanced) | − 0.41 | [− 2.51–1.69] | .636 |
| Future employment chances for residents (scale 0–5) | 0.63 | [− 0.80–2.05] | .310 |
| Recognition of the training in the European Union (scale 0–5) | 0.10 | [− 1.06–1.26] | .831 |
| Ability of residents to handle workload after completion of residency (scale 0–5) | 1.16 | [0.24–2.09] | .023 |
| Independence of senior residents (scale 0–5) | − 0.71 | [− 2.55–1.14] | .370 |
1Eight different geographical training and practice regions in the Netherlands
2Nuclear medicine and molecular radiology and seven radiology subspecialties
3Females were significantly more positive regarding the perceived success of the integrated training program
4Participants in the musculoskeletal subspecialty were significantly more positive regarding the perceived success of the integrated training program compared to those in the abdominal subspecialty (reference category)