Table 2 Association between respondents’ background characteristics and reported learning outcomes
From: Five-year outcomes of western mental health training for Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners
Increased confidence in recognition, diagnosis or/and management | Fisher’s exact test (Yes vs No) p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 101) | No (n = 50) | ||||
N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
Personal background | |||||
Gender | 0.2955 | ||||
Male | 40 | 39.6 | 24 | 49.0 | |
Female | 61 | 60.4 | 25 | 51.0 | |
Undergraduate TCM training | 0.0085* | ||||
Hong Kong | 93 | 92.1 | 36 | 75.0 | |
Mainland China | 8 | 7.9 | 12 | 25.0 | |
Having postgraduate qualification | 0.0120* | ||||
Yes | 26 | 27.4 | 21 | 50.0 | |
No | 69 | 72.6 | 21 | 50.0 | |
Reasons for studying this Course | |||||
Meet job demand | 0.3753 | ||||
Least important | 3 | 3.0 % | 2 | 4.0 % | |
Unimportant | 33 | 32.7 % | 10 | 20.0 % | |
Important | 55 | 54.5 % | 31 | 62.0 % | |
Very important | 10 | 9.9 % | 7 | 14.0 % | |
Interest in community psychological medicine | 0.4207 | ||||
Least important | 1 | 1.0 % | 1 | 2.0 % | |
Unimportant | 1 | 1.0 % | 2 | 4.0 % | |
Important | 52 | 51.5 % | 27 | 54.0 % | |
Very important | 47 | 46.5 % | 20 | 40.0 % | |
Interest in western medicine | 0.6594 | ||||
Least important | 1 | 1.0 % | 1 | 2.0 % | |
Unimportant | 19 | 19.0 % | 8 | 16.0 % | |
Important | 57 | 57.0 % | 26 | 52.0 % | |
Very important | 23 | 23.0 % | 15 | 30.0 % | |
Attitudes towards western medicine | |||||
I am comfortable to be taught by western medicine doctors | 0.0215* | ||||
Strongly disagree | 1 | 1.0 % | 0 | 0.0 % | |
Disagree | 3 | 3.0 % | 8 | 16.0 % | |
Agree | 66 | 65.3 % | 31 | 62.0 % | |
Strongly agree | 31 | 30.7 % | 11 | 22.0 % | |
Postgraduate courses taught by western medicine doctors can help me look after my patients with common mental health problems | 0.1029 | ||||
Strongly disagree | 3 | 3.0 % | 1 | 2.0 % | |
Disagree | 2 | 2.0 % | 4 | 8.0 % | |
Agree | 76 | 76.0 % | 41 | 82.0 % | |
Strongly agree | 19 | 19.0 % | 4 | 8.0 % | |
I am confident of integrating western medicine approach in my daily clinical practice of TCM | 0.9222 | ||||
Strongly disagree | 2 | 2.0 % | 1 | 2.0 % | |
Disagree | 18 | 17.8 % | 7 | 14.0 % | |
Agree | 69 | 68.3 % | 35 | 70.0 % | |
Strongly agree | 12 | 11.9 % | 7 | 14.0 % | |
Views on providing mental health care | |||||
I have enough time in my practice to handle patients with mental health problems | 0.4458 | ||||
Strongly disagree | 11 | 10.9 % | 3 | 6.0 % | |
Disagree | 58 | 57.4 % | 31 | 62.0 % | |
Agree | 32 | 31.7 % | 15 | 30.0 % | |
Strongly agree | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 2.0 % | |
My experiences regarding patients with mental health problems are | 0.5142 | ||||
Positive | 16 | 16.2 % | 12 | 24.0 % | |
Neutral | 74 | 74.7 % | 35 | 70.0 % | |
Negative | 9 | 9.1 % | 3 | 6.0 % | |