Table 3.
Comparison of item responses between medical students and interns.
| Comparisons between Items and Students Groups (Interns and Medical Students) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | Year of Study | Frequency | Mean | Std. Deviation | p-Values |
| I would consider a career in neurosurgery | Students | 630 | 2.99 | 1.379 | 0.000 |
| Interns | 384 | 2.51 | 1.344 | ||
| Neurosurgery training programs are the most competitive to get into | Students | 630 | 3.53 | 1.094 | 0.247 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.44 | 1.116 | ||
| Adventure-loving persons are best suited to do neurosurgery specialization | Students | 630 | 3.35 | 0.950 | 0.076 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.24 | 0.952 | ||
| College teachers/seniors have a great influence on any students’ specialization choice after MBBS | Students | 630 | 3.77 | 1.004 | 0.149 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.68 | 1.105 | ||
| If you are an MBBS student, have you completed your undergraduate (i.e., MBBS program) neurosurgery rotation? | Students | 547 | 1.78 | 0.418 | 0.000 |
| Interns | 231 | 1.53 | 0.500 | ||
| Future neurosurgical specialty job opportunities in Saudi Arabia are limited | Students | 630 | 3.24 | 0.967 | 0.049 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.36 | 1.023 | ||
| Huge prestige is attached to neurosurgery | Students | 630 | 3.99 | 0.900 | 0.945 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.99 | 0.911 | ||
| If you are an intern have you completed your emergency department rotation? | Students | 220 | 1.87 | 0.334 | 0.000 |
| Interns | 375 | 1.64 | 0.481 | ||
| Neurosurgeons are intelligent | Students | 630 | 4.01 | 0.865 | 0.001 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.81 | 0.971 | ||
| Neurosurgeons are well paid | Students | 630 | 3.71 | 1.000 | 0.618 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.68 | 0.977 | ||
| Neurosurgeons need excellent manual dexterity | Students | 630 | 4.19 | 0.853 | 0.027 |
| Interns | 384 | 4.06 | 0.916 | ||
| Neurosurgeons need to be emotionally detached from their patients | Students | 630 | 3.03 | 1.168 | 0.151 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.14 | 1.220 | ||
| Neurosurgery is a depressing specialty | Students | 630 | 3.20 | 1.096 | 0.139 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.30 | 1.102 | ||
| Neurosurgery is a dying specialty | Students | 630 | 2.93 | 1.149 | 0.916 |
| Interns | 384 | 2.93 | 1.158 | ||
| Neurosurgery is a male specialty | Students | 630 | 2.40 | 1.350 | 0.301 |
| Interns | 384 | 2.49 | 1.270 | ||
| Neurosurgery is an important subject | Students | 630 | 4.57 | 0.700 | 0.221 |
| Interns | 384 | 4.52 | 0.730 | ||
| Neurosurgery is an interesting specialty | Students | 630 | 4.04 | 1.047 | 0.005 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.85 | 1.071 | ||
| Neurosurgery is more about technical skill than academic knowledge | Students | 630 | 3.17 | 1.202 | 0.452 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.11 | 1.224 | ||
| Neurosurgery is/was taught as part of my undergraduate medical degree | Students | 630 | 3.61 | 1.094 | 0.100 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.73 | 1.047 | ||
| Neurosurgery requires a long training period | Students | 630 | 4.35 | 0.740 | 0.158 |
| Interns | 384 | 4.28 | 0.774 | ||
| Neurosurgery requires long operating hours | Students | 630 | 4.26 | 0.739 | 0.300 |
| Interns | 384 | 4.31 | 0.737 | ||
| Neurosurgery rotation should be a compulsory rotation in internship | Students | 630 | 3.25 | 1.266 | 0.000 |
| Interns | 384 | 2.61 | 1.249 | ||
| Neurosurgery should be taught as part of an undergraduate medical degree | Students | 630 | 3.91 | 1.059 | 0.182 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.82 | 1.050 | ||
| Neurosurgical illnesses are challenging and interesting | Students | 630 | 4.10 | 0.835 | 0.119 |
| Interns | 384 | 4.01 | 0.901 | ||
| Neurosurgical treatment does not cure the patients most of the times | Students | 630 | 3.12 | 1.037 | 0.774 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.10 | 1.152 | ||
| Working as a neurosurgery specialist can impede family life | Students | 630 | 3.76 | 0.863 | 0.754 |
| Interns | 384 | 3.77 | 0.910 | ||
| Would you be interested in taking an elective rotation in neurosurgery to get more exposure to the neurosurgery specialty? | Students | 630 | 1.47 | 0.499 | 0.000 |
| Interns | 384 | 1.70 | 0.460 | ||