Table 4.
Radiologists’ self-evaluated confidence scores and learning outcome scores, overall and stratified by performance status
| Overall (n=18) | P value | Low performance group (n=9) | P value | High performance group (n=9) | P value | ||||||||||
| Baseline | End of course | Baseline | End of course | Baseline | End of course | ||||||||||
| Confidence scores | |||||||||||||||
| More confident to actively participate in the MDT meeting | 3.3 | (2.8 to 3.8) | 4.3 | (3.9 to 4.7) | <0.001 | 3.5 | (2.8 to 4.2) | 4.3 | (3.8 to 4.9) | 0.04 | 3.1 | (2.5 to 3.7) | 4.2 | (3.6 to 4.8) | <0.001 |
| More confident to enter into dialogue with other MDT members regarding the MRI assessment | 3.4 | (2.9 to 3.9) | 4.3 | (3.9 to 4.8) | 0.001 | 4.0 | (3.3 to 4.8) | 4.3 | (3.7 to 4.9) | 0.47 | 3.0 | (2.4 to 3.6) | 4.3 | (3,7 to 4.9) | <0.001 |
| Acquired improved routines in rectal MRI assessment | 3.8 | (3.4 to 4.2) | 4.4 | (4.0 to 4.8) | 0.03 | 3.8 | (3.1 to 4.5) | 4.6 | (4.0 to 5.1) | 0.08 | 3.8 | (3.2 to 4.3) | 4.2 | (3.7 to 4.8) | 0.18 |
| Learning outcome scores | |||||||||||||||
| Case readings | 3.8 | (3.4 to 4.2) | 4.3 | (4.0 to 4.7) | 0.04 | 3.7 | (3.0 to 4.3) | 4.3 | (3.8 to 4.8) | 0.08 | 3.9 | (3.4 to 4.4) | 4.3 | (3.8 to 4.8) | 0.14 |
Data are mean scores at baseline and end of course (95% CI).
MDT, multidisciplinary team.