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Table 4 Basic dimensions of postgraduate medical training as perceived by trainees and size of hospital departments in Germany and Switzerland

From: The subjectively perceived quality of postgraduate medical training in integrative medicine within the public healthcare systems of Germany and Switzerland: the example of anthroposophic hospitals

Basic dimensions of postgraduate medical training

German hospitals

Swiss hospitals

Comparison of German and Swiss departments

Mean ± SD, (valid n); Values for dpts. ≤ 7

Correlation coefficienta, p-value

Mean ± SD, (valid n) Values for dpts. ≤ 7

Correlation coefficientap-value

U-valueb, p-value Values for dpts. ≤ 7

Global Satisfaction CON

2.73 ± 1.39, (88)

r = .38, p < 0.001

2.58 ± 1.53, (19)

r = -.12, n.s

U = -.63, n.s.

2.41 ± 1.27, (46)

 

2.58 ± 1.53, (19)

 

U = -.19, n.s.

Global Satisfaction AM

2.92 ± 1.29, (88)

r = .32, p < 0.01

2.2 ± 1.03, (15)

r = -.26, n.s.

U = -2.03, p < .05

2.63 ± 1.11, (46)

2.2 ± 1.03, (15)

U = -1.29, n.s.

Clinical Competencies CON

2.57 ± 0.78, (88)

r = .31, p < 0.01

2.16 ± 0.88, (19)

r = -.22, n.s

U = -2.34, p < .05

2.47 ± 0.78, (46)

2.16 ± 0.88, (19)

U = -1.68, n.s

Clinical Competencies AM

3.13 ± 1.13, (86)

r = .13, n.s.

2.39 ± 0.95, (16)

r = -.36, n.s.

U = -2.46, p < .05

2.99 ± 1.08, (45)

2.39 ± 0.95, (16)

U = -1.97, p < .05

Learning Culture

2.54 ± 1.05, (88)

r = .34, p < 0.01

2.32 ± 1.2, (19)

r = -.07, n.s.

U = -1.06, n.s.

U = -.34, n.s.

2.29 ± 0.91, (45)

2.32 ± 1.2, (19)

Leadership Culture

2.6 ± 1.11, (88)

r = .39, p < 0.001

2.49 ± 1.22, (19)

r = -.11, n.s.

U = -.55, n.s.

2.38 ± 1.03, (46)

U = -.24, n.s.

2.49 ± 1.22, (19)

Error Management

2.83 ± 1.22, (89)

r = .09, n.s.

2.32 ± 1.43, (19)

r = -.45, n.s.

U = -1.97, p < .05

2.80 ± 1.26, (46)

2.32 ± 1.43, (19)

U = -1.79, n.s.

Culture of Decision Making

2.13 ± 1.01, (88)

r = .36, p < 0.01

1.53 ± 0.9, (19)

r = -.21, n.s.

U = -3.03, p < .01

1.93 ± 0.81, (45)

1.53 ± 0.9, (19)

U = -2.44, p < .05

Department Culture

2.12 ± 0.98, (88)

r = .53, p < 0.001

2.28 ± 1.53, (19)

r = -.27, n.s.

U = -.48, n.s.

1.78 ± 0.74, (46)

2.28 ± 1.53, (19)

U = -.58, n.s.

Evidence-based Medicine

4.41 ± 1.19, (88)

r = .17, n.s.

3.57 ± 1.76, (19)

r = -.44, n.s.

U = -2.00, p < .05

4.39 ± 1.21, (45)

U = -1.83, n.s.

  1. aPearson-Correlation, 2-tailed; b2-tailed Mann–Whitney U-test; dpts. = departments; SD = standard deviation; r = correlation coefficient; n.s. = not significant; CON = conventional medicine; AM = anthroposophic medicine.
  2. Means and standard deviations of rating scores: 1 indicates the highest, 6 the lowest possible degree of quality; numbers of trainees; Pearson-correlation between the basic quality dimensions of PGMT and size of hospital departments as measured by the numbers of trainees per department, a positive r-value signifying a linear correlation between decreasing quality and increasing department size; all-over comparison of German and Swiss departments as well a comparison of similar-sized departments (≤7 trainees per department, in italics).
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