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Table 2 Primary outcomes for the MCQ test in medication knowledge, certainty evaluation and risk of error, totally and for each discipline

From: Medication knowledge, certainty, and risk of errors in health care: a cross-sectional study

 

Knowledge

Certainty

Risk of error

 

(score 0-14)

(score 0-3)

(score 1-3)

Total test

29.0* (3.4)

1.9 (0.4)

1.6 (0.1)

Pharmacology

10.3 (1.6)

1.8 (0.5)

1.6 (0.3)

Drug management

7.5 (1.6)

1.9 (0.5)

1.9 (0.2)

Drug dose calculation

11.2 (2.0)

2.0 (0.6)

1.5 (0.3)

Statistics **

P < 0.001 1)

P < 0.001 2)

P < 0.001 2)

  1. The results are given as mean score (±SD)
  2. *) score 0-42
  3. **) Statistics refers to comparisons between the disciplines pharmacology, drug management and drug dose calculation
  4. 1) ANOVA 2) Kruskal-Wallis