Advances in Medicine / 2017 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Confidence in Procedural Skills before and after a Two-Year Master’s Programme in Family Medicine in Gezira State, Sudan Table 1 Self-assessment in performing 46 clinical skills before and after the GFMP, Gezira state, Sudan (
). Numbers represent means for each skill. Change is the absolute difference between the "after" result and the "before" result. Ratio is the relative change calculated by the "after" result divided by the "before" result.
Clinical skills categorized in disciplines Before After Change Ratio valueInternal medicine 3.56 4.24 0.68 1.19 <0.001 ECG interpretation 2.54 3.83 1.29 1.51 <0.001 ECG taking 2.28 3.45 1.17 1.51 <0.001 Management of myocardial infarction 3.49 4.30 0.81 1.23 <0.001 Management of diabetic coma 3.76 4.38 0.62 1.16 <0.001 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 3.50 4.11 0.61 1.17 <0.001 Insulin treatment in hyperglycaemia 3.92 4.47 0.55 1.14 <0.001 Inhaler technique 3.98 4.51 0.53 1.13 <0.001 Management of tuberculosis 3.63 4.08 0.45 1.12 0.012 Venipuncture and drip start 4.26 4.63 0.37 1.08 0.003 Management of asthma 4.25 4.60 0.35 1.08 <0.001 Laboratory skills 2.62 3.70 1.08 1.41 <0.001 Glucose measuring 2.42 3.75 1.33 1.55 <0.001 Urine analysis 2.30 3.47 1.17 1.51 <0.001 Haemoglobin measuring 2.79 3.86 1.07 1.38 <0.001 Blood film for malaria 2.98 3.75 0.77 1.26 <0.001 Obstetrics and gynaecology 3.32 3.84 0.52 1.16 <0.001 IUCD insertion 2.56 3.54 0.98 1.38 <0.001 Taking cervical smear 2.73 3.59 0.86 1.32 <0.001 Normal delivery 3.51 4.02 0.51 1.20 <0.001 Acute vaginal bleeding 3.44 3.84 0.40 1.12 0.018 Vaginal examination 4.10 4.43 0.33 1.08 0.012 Caesarean section 3.06 3.39 0.33 1.11 0.004 Evacuation after abortion 3.86 4.07 0.21 1.05 0.072 Minor surgery 3.90 4.30 0.40 1.10 <0.001 Plaster of minor fractures 3.21 3.80 0.59 1.18 <0.001 Management of urinary retention 3.70 4.18 0.48 1.13 <0.001 Urethral catheterization 4.13 4.49 0.36 1.09 <0.001 Suturing of wounds 4.47 4.65 0.18 1.04 0.010 Abscess drainage 4.38 4.54 0.16 1.04 0.038 Stopping epistaxis 3.51 4.14 0.63 1.18 <0.001 Major surgery 2.56 3.07 0.51 1.20 <0.001 Acute abdomen operation 2.11 2.76 0.65 1.31 <0.001 Appendectomy operation 3.01 3.38 0.37 1.12 0.003 Ophthalmology 2.34 3.68 1.34 1.57 <0.001 Visual acuity 2.64 4.25 1.61 1.61 <0.001 Eye fundoscopy 2.08 3.51 1.43 1.69 <0.001 Removal of foreign body from the eye 2.51 3.73 1.22 1.49 <0.001 Management of iridocyclitis 2.14 3.21 1.07 1.50 <0.001 Psychiatry 2.33 3.63 1.30 1.56 <0.001 Management of major depression 2.16 3.61 1.45 1.67 <0.001 Acute psychosis 2.49 3.65 1.16 1.47 <0.001 Other skills Diagnosis of hearing loss 2.71 3.78 1.07 1.39 <0.001 Tonsillitis 4.37 4.46 0.09 1.02 0.546 Chest X-ray in infections 3.20 4.09 0.89 1.28 <0.001 X-ray interpretation in trauma 3.26 4.04 0.78 1.24 <0.001 Cholesteatoma operation 1.72 2.48 0.76 1.44 <0.001 Thoracal drainage 2.28 2.93 0.65 1.29 <0.001 Insertion of nasogastric tube 3.87 4.35 0.48 1.17 <0.001 Knee examination 3.90 4.32 0.42 1.11 <0.001 Malnutrition in children 3.99 4.41 0.42 1.11 <0.001 Stabilization of major fractures 2.71 3.24 0.53 1.20 <0.001 Measuring blood pressure 4.78 4.88 0.10 1.02 0.048 Total for all skills (mean) 3.23 3.93 0.70 1.22 <0.001