Table 2 Description of students’ perceptions of community care at T0-T3 (SCOPE: total scale, subscales, and per item)
Perceptions: range 1–10 in mean (SD) with mean values < 5.5 and > 8 in bold | T0 (n = 273) | Missing at T0 | T1 (n = 188) | Missing at T1 | T2 (n = 166) | Missing at T2 | T3 (n = 170) | Missing at T3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCOPE: total scale (33 items) | 6.66 (0.94) | 0 | 6.68 (1.07) | 1 | 6.14 (1.12) | 0 | 6.21 (1.08) | 0 |
Affective component scale (11 items) | 6.64 (1.21) | 2 | 6.72 (1.24) | 1 | 6.44 (1.40) | 0 | 6.55 (1.25) | 0 |
Placement scale (5 items) | 6.23 (1.54) | 7 | 6.37 (1.50) | 5 | 5.41 (1.64) | 0 | 5.51 (1.58) | 3 |
Profession scale (17 items) | 6.80 (0.96) | 1 | 6.98 (0.99) | 2 | 6.56 (0.93) | 0 | 6.57 (0.92) | 0 |
Affective component scale | ||||||||
Dull - interesting | 5.86 (2.18) | 3 | 6.21 (2.04) | 1 | 5.82 (2.08) | 0 | 5.81 (2.17) | 0 |
Boring – fascinating | 6.24 (2.04) | 6 | 6.13 (2.09) | 2 | 5.65 (2.10) | 0 | 5.75 (2.11) | 1 |
Unpleasant – pleasant | 6.18 (1.79) | 5 | 6.25 (1.73) | 3 | 5.95 (2.04) | 1 | 6.07 (1.98) | 1 |
Annoying – agreeable | 6.03 (1.61) | 4 | 6.27 (1.61) | 2 | 5.85 (1.95) | 0 | 5.97 (1.80) | 0 |
Uncomfortable – comfortable | 5.87 (1.67) | 5 | 5.97 (1.68) | 3 | 5.78 (1.87) | 0 | 5.65 (2.02) | 1 |
Old fashioned – modern | 6.21 (1.80) | 6 | 6.61 (2.17) | 1 | 6.46 (1.88) | 2 | 6.87 (1.91) | 1 |
Unimportant – important | 8.48 (1.84) | 4 | 8.25 (1.74) | 2 | 8.28 (1.86) | 0 | 8.58 (1.61) | 2 |
Bad – good | 8.44 (1.60) | 3 | 8.21 (1.55) | 3 | 8.15 (1.68) | 1 | 8.14 (1.73) | 1 |
Useless – meaningful | 8.60 (1.52) | 3 | 8.27 (1.76) | 2 | 8.36 (1.55) | 0 | 8.60 (1.65) | 1 |
Unattractive – attractive | 5.26 (2.18) | 6 | 5.62 (2.24) | 1 | 4.91 (2.33) | 3 | 4.86 (2.29) | 0 |
Stupid – fun | 5.89 (2.10) | 3 | 6.12 (2.03) | 2 | 5.61 (2.20) | 0 | 5.73 (2.27) | 0 |
Placement scalea | ||||||||
Very little – much variety in the caregiving | 5.88 (2.46) | 22 | 6.85 (2.31) | 7 | 5.58 (2.48) | 2 | 5.79 (2.42) | 9 |
Very little – much contact with mentor | 6.35 (2.12) | 30 | 5.63 (2.15) | 13 | 4.73 (2.07) | 8 | 4.46 (2.04) | 13 |
Very few – many opportunities to learn new things | 6.90 (2.00) | 19 | 6.81 (2.03) | 7 | 5.56 (2.13) | 3 | 5.96 (2.16) | 5 |
My mentor will have very little – much time to evaluate | 6.15 (1.84) | 52 | 5.92 (2.00) | 16 | 5.16 (2.10) | 11 | 4.92 (2.18) | 17 |
No – many possibilities to plan own learning activities | 6.00 (1.92) | 61 | 6.53 (2.15) | 17 | 6.15 (2.08) | 10 | 6.13 (2.11) | 12 |
Profession scalea | ||||||||
Very few – many enjoyable relationships with patients | 7.68 (1.57) | 14 | 7.54 (1.61) | 5 | 7.64 (1.52) | 1 | 7.77 (1.63) | 3 |
Very little – much physically demanding work | 6.85 (1.59) | 14 | 7.09 (1.58) | 5 | 7.06 (1.85) | 2 | 7.20 (1.73) | 2 |
Very little – much collaboration with colleagues | 5.57 (2.42) | 10 | 5.42 (2.25) | 4 | 4.50 (2.20) | 4 | 4.48 (2.03) | 2 |
Very little – much collaboration with other disciplines | 6.44 (2.02) | 23 | 7.53 (1.94) | 4 | 6.07 (2.17) | 2 | 6.12 (2.16) | 6 |
Very few – many technical skills needed | 7.58 (1.89) | 4 | 6.91 (1.98) | 5 | 5.96 (1.84) | 0 | 6.30 (1.85) | 4 |
Very little – a lot of freedom of action | 7.16 (1.72) | 18 | 7.98 (1.55) | 5 | 7.75 (1.60) | 3 | 7.84 (1.73) | 5 |
Very little – a lot of variety in the caregiving | 5.99 (2.04) | 15 | 7.03 (1.98) | 3 | 5.93 (2.06) | 0 | 5.85 (2.02) | 7 |
A poor – good occupational work environment | 5.84 (1.80) | 61 | 5.04 (1.89) | 17 | 4.59 (2.03) | 9 | 4.15 (1.96) | 8 |
Very little – plenty of individual responsibility | 8.20 (1.32) | 8 | 8.48 (1.54) | 2 | 8.58 (1.34) | 0 | 8.51 (1.20) | 2 |
No – continual feelings of work pressure | 6.87 (1.67) | 21 | 7.16 (1.74) | 6 | 7.29 (2.00) | 2 | 7.40 (1.53) | 4 |
Very few – plenty of complex patient care needs | 6.22 (1.93) | 25 | 6.58 (1.85) | 5 | 5.85 (1.90) | 1 | 6.02 (1.84) | 5 |
Very few – only elderly patients | 8.81 (1.25) | 3 | 8.32 (1.63) | 3 | 8.66 (1.47) | 0 | 8.62 (1.23) | 1 |
Low – high status work | 5.36 (1.81) | 44 | 5.63 (2.00) | 16 | 5.23 (1.80) | 6 | 5.21 (1.81) | 13 |
No – a lot of possible health improvement for the patient | 6.37 (1.62) | 44 | 6.79 (1.69) | 10 | 6.70 (1.71) | 3 | 6.49 (1.79) | 6 |
Very few – many enthusiastic colleagues | 6.64 (1.78) | 47 | 7.10 (1.63) | 12 | 6.34 (1.71) | 11 | 6.29 (1.71) | 18 |
Very few – much contact with family/ kin | 7.70 (1.70) | 13 | 8.02 (1.71) | 5 | 7.67 (1.70) | 2 | 7.90 (1.62) | 6 |
No – many opportunities for advancement | 5.72 (2.29) | 31 | 5.89 (2.21) | 10 | 5.44 (2.17) | 7 | 5.33 (2.23) | 11 |