Interests in specific training programmes
| Characteristic Clinicians and physician researchers | No interest N (%) | Little interest N (%) | Interested in N (%) | Strong interest N (%) | Σ N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Clinical training programmes | |||||
| Specific techniques | |||||
| Communication skills | 59 (12) | 135 (28) | 187 (39) | 96 (20) | 477 (100) |
| Clinical examination | 22 (4) | 54 (11) | 197 (41) | 204 (43) | |
| Capillaroscopy | 42 (9) | 115 (24) | 175 (37) | 145 (30) | |
| Arthrocentesis | 38 (8) | 83 (17) | 166 (35) | 190 (40) | |
| Synovial fluid analysis | 30 (6) | 96 (20) | 205 (43) | 146 (30) | |
| Urine analysis | 107 (22) | 185 (39) | 129 (27) | 56 (12) | |
| Ultrasound | 13 (3) | 45 (9) | 120 (25) | 299 (63) | |
| X-ray evaluation | 10 (2) | 40 (8) | 193 (41) | 234 (49) | |
| MRI | 11 (2) | 48 (10) | 202 (42) | 216 (45) | |
| Laboratory evaluations | 29 (6) | 79 (17) | 194 (41) | 175 (37) | |
| Biopsy | 42 (2) | 101 (21) | 169 (35) | 165 (35) | |
| General courses | |||||
| Review courses on rheumatic diseases | 5 (1) | 19 (4) | 190 (40) | 263 (55) | |
| Refreshers/updates | 5 (1) | 8 (2) | 176 (37) | 288 (60) | |
| (b) Scientific training programmes | |||||
| General background | 10 (2) | 69 (16) | 220 (52) | 122 (29) | 421 (100) |
| Experimental techniques | 36 (6) | 117 (28) | 183 (44) | 109 (20) | |
| Research methodology (epidemiology, etc) | 15 (4) | 59 (14) | 197 (47) | 150(36) | |
| Writing skills | 17 (4) | 67 (16) | 199 (47) | 138 (33) | |
| Reviewing skills | 19 (5) | 59 (14) | 201 (48) | 142 (34) | |
| Presentation skills | 18 (4) | 68 (16) | 172 (41) | 163 (39) | |
| Statistics (theory and practice) | 12 (3) | 50 (12) | 170 (40) | 189 (45) | |
Researchers were allowed to participate in or skip the assessment on clinical training programmes; clinicians were allowed to participate in or skip the assessment on scientific training programmes. Upper part: All participants interested in clinical training programmes (N=477) responded to the assessment. Lower part: All participants interested in scientific training programmes (N=421) responded to the assessment. Values are expressed as total numbers and percentages in brackets as N (%).