Table 3. Group comparison of JeffSATIC-J scores and related factors
Status Groups n Total Working relationship Accountability
Mean SD Statistical significance Mean SD Statistical significance Mean SD Statistical significance
Medical students Learning year
  First-year 755 110.3 a 11.7 < .001 67.7 a 7.9 < .001 42.6 a 5.9 < .001
  Fourth-year 647 105.9 b 14.6 F(2, 2045) = 18.87 64.9 b 9.5 F(2, 2045) = 13.42 41.0 b 7.6 F(2, 2045) = 13.91
  Sixth-year 685 105.6 b 14.9 65.4 b 9.9 40.2 b 8.3
 
  Institution
  GU 299 108.8 a 13.0 < .001 66.7 a, b 8.5 < .001 42.1 a, b 6.3 < .001
  KyuU 266 108.5 a. b 12.0 F(6,2045) = 8.66 66.7 a, b 8.0 F(6,2045) = 4.36 41.8 a, b 6.0 F(6,2045) = 10.37
  KaU 291 108.3 a, b 13.1 66.5 a, b 8.6 41.8 a, b 6.8
  SU 356 105.5 b, c 15.8 65.9 a, b 10.6 39.5 c 9.3
  KiU 309 105.5 b, c 13.7 64.7 b 9.0 40.8 b, c 6.6
  KMU 242 104.4 c 15.8 64.7 b 10.2 39.7 c 8.7
  JMU 324 110.4 a 12.6 67.0 a 8.4 43.4 a 6.2
 
  Gender
  Female 681 109.5 a 13.1 < .001 67.2 a 8.5 < 001 42.3 a 6.9 < .001
  Male 1406 106.3 b 14.2 F(1,2045) = 31.10 65.5 b 9.4 F(1,2045) = 21.16 40.8 b 7.6 F(1,2045) = 21.56
 
Residents Institution
  KyuU 26 104.3 12.3 n.s. 62.3 8.9 n.s. 42.0 5.2 n.s.
  KaU 23 104.7 18.9 F(3,108) = 1.19 63.1 13.3 F(3,108) = 0.41 41.7 6.8 F(3,108) = 2.25
  KiU 36 96.4 15.7 59.8 10.7 36.6 9.1
  KMU 31 102.2 13.9 63.0 9.8 39.2 9.5
 
  Gender
  Female 41 103.4 16.1 n.s. 61.5 11.7 n.s. 41.9 a 5.9 p = 0.03
  Male 75 100.3 15.5 F(1,108) = 0.54 62.1 10.1 F(1,108) = 0.31 38.2 b 9.1 F(1,108) = 4.95
 
Medical doctors Gender
  Female 49 107.9 12.5 n.s. 65.1 8.7 n.s. 42.8 5.5 n.s.
  Male 157 107.0 15.0 t (204) = 0.38 64.7 9.6 t (204) = 0.27 42.3 6.7 t (204) = 0.46

p for comparison of two, three or more groups using the t-test and ANOVA, respectively. Means denoted by a different letter indicate significant differences between groups.

JeffSATIC-J: Japanese version of the Jefferson Scale of Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Collaboration; GU: Gifu University School of Medicine; KyuU: Kyushu University School of Medicine; KaU: Kagoshima University School of Medicine; SU: Showa University School of Medicine; KiU: Kitasato University School of Medicine; KMU: Kanazawa Medical University School of Medicine; JMU: Jichi Medical University School of Medicine; SD: standard deviation.

Int J Med Educ. 2022; 13:274-286; doi: 10.5116/ijme.633f.e97a