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Table 4 Changes in daily clinical practice per competence area and per learning objective

From: Effectiveness of an individual, online e-learning program about sexually transmitted infections: a prospective cohort study

Competence area

Content of the learning objective

Total amount of formulated intended changes (N(%))

Total amount of implemented “unintended” changes (N(%))

1. Medical Expert Role

223 (85.4%)

142 (78.9%)

 

Sexual history taking

 

99 (37.9%)

 

75 (41.7%)

 

Epidemiology

 

3 (1.1%)

 

1 (0.6%)

 

Physical examination

 

0 (0.0%)

 

1 (0.6%)

 

Additional investigation

 

111 (42.5%)

 

57 (31.7%)

 

Evaluation

 

0 (0.0%)

 

3 (.7%)

 

Treatment

 

10 (3.8%)

 

5 (2.8%)

2. Communicator Role

6 (2.3%)

3 (1.7%)

 

Communication with patient

 

6 (2.3%)

 

2 (1.1%)

 

Counceling

 

0 (0.0%)

 

1 (0.6%)

3. Collaborator Role

5 (1.9%)

2 (1.1%)

 

Local working arrangements

 

0 (0.0%)

 

1 (0.6%)

 

Referral for specialistic treatment

 

3 (1.1%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

Warning of the partner

 

2 (0.8%)

 

1 (0.6%)

4. Manager Role

7 (2.7%)

2 (1.1%)

 

Testing materials

 

7 (2.7%)

 

2 (1.1%)

5. Health advocate Role

 

10 (3.8%)

8 (4.4%)

 

Sexual education

 

4 (1.5%)

 

5 (2.8%)

 

Offering investigation for STI

 

0 (0.0%)

 

1 (0.6%)

 

Awareness of the impact of STI

 

1 (0.4%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

Cost-conscious working

 

5 (1.9%)

 

2 (1.1%)

6. Scholar Role

 

3 (1.1%)

3 (1.7%)

 

Test proporties

 

3 (1.1%)

 

3 (1.7%)

7. Professional Role

 

1 (0.4%)

3 (1.7%)

 

Attitude towards sexuality and STI

 

1 (0.4%)

 

1 (0.6%)

 

Attitude in sexual history taking

 

0 (0.0%)

 

2 (1.1%)

Remaining formulated intended changes

 

6 (2.3%)

17 (9.4%)

 

Change in working conditions STI-consultation

 

4 (1.5%)

 

17 (9.4%)

Study NHG-guideline “The STI-consultation”

 

2 (0.8%)

 

0 (0.0%)

Total amount of changes

 

261

180

  1. Chi-square test: 15.2, p-value: 0.03