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Table 3 Changes in mean scores for GPs who submitted surveys at each of three time-points

From: GP awareness, practice, knowledge and confidence: evaluation of the first nation-wide dementia-focused continuing medical education program in Australia

Questions

Pre-CMEa program

Post-program

Follow-up

Difference between Pre-CME program and Follow-up

Test statistic

95% Confidence Interval

pc (two-sided)

 

Mean (SD)b

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

   

Awarenessd

0.5 (0.6)

1.5 (0.4)

1.2 (0.4)

0.8 (0.7)

t94 = 10.00

0.61, 0.92

< 0.0005

Practicee

2.2 (0.6)

3.3 (0.5)

2.8 (0.5)

0.6 (0.6)

t91 = 9.00

0.44, 0.70

< 0.0005

Knowledgef

5.4 (1.8)

7.3 (7.3)

7.1 (1.1)

1.7 (1.6)

t93 = 9.79

1.32, 2.00

< 0.0005

Confidencef

5.4 (1.9)

7.4 (1.2)

7.4 (1.3)

2.0 (1.7)

t93 = 10.94

1.60, 2.31

< 0.0005

  1. aCME Continuing Medical Education
  2. bSD = Standard deviation
  3. cp significance level
  4. dValue index for awareness-related items: Disagree strongly = − 2, Disagree = − 1, Agree = 1, Agree strongly = 2
  5. eValue for index for practice-related items: Never = 0, Rarely = 1, Half the time = 2, Usually = 3, Always = 4
  6. fLikert scale: 0–10