Model for change over time in overall confidence and self-reported competence over time by emergency department (ED) group
| Overall confidence | Overall self-reported competence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor | B-coefficient (95% CI) | Test statistic | B-coefficient (95% CI) | Test statistic |
| Gender | 0.02 (−0.18 to 0.23) | t=0.23 | 0.26 (−0.03 to 0.54) | t=1.80 |
| Age (years) | 0.43 (−0.46 to 1.33) | t=0.95 | −0.09 (−1.30 to 1.12) | t=−0.14 |
| Previous experience | 0.05 (−0.16 to 0.25) | t=0.43 | 0.09 (−0.20 to 0.37) | t=0.61 |
| F2 ED placement group (overall effect) | – | F=0.76 | – | F=6.62* |
| F2 ED placement group (dummy variable, placement 1 vs 3) | −0.30 (−0.65 to 0.05) | t=−1.70 | −0.10 (−0.59 to 0.39) | t=−0.39 |
| F2 ED placement group (dummy variable, placement 2 vs 3) | −0.06 (−0.47 to 0.34) | t=−0.30 | 0.26 (−0.31 to 0.82) | t=0.89 |
| Time (overall effect) | – | F=81.39* | – | F=56.80* |
| Time (1 vs 4) | −1.32* (−1.60 to −1.04) | t=−9.32 | −1.57* (−1.97 to −1.18) | t=−7.83 |
| Time (2 vs 4) | −0.99* (−1.27 to −0.71) | t=−6.93 | −1.48* (−1.88 to −1.08) | t=−7.26 |
| Time (3 vs 4) | −0.82* (−1.09 to −0.56) | t=−6.03 | −1.42* (−1.83 to −1.02) | t=−6.97 |
| F2 ED placement group* time (overall effect)† | – | F=7.71* | – | F=9.00* |
*p<0.05.
†Individual contrasts for interaction effect excluded for parsimony, effect described in the text and illustrated in figure 4.