Table 2. Participating clerks with a coach and participating clerks without a coach: 18 months’ follow-up during clerkships
Item Clerks with a coach Clerks without a coach Mean difference (95% confidence interval) p
Considers himself/herself to be a good student 4.29 4.38 -0.09 (-0.46 to 0.28) 0.64
Successful clerkships 4.32 4.38 -0.06 (-0.40 to 0.28) 0.74
Satisfied with his/her level of knowledge 3.71 3.53 0.21 (-0.24 to 0.60) 0.40
Feels happy 3.76 3.79 -0.02 (-0.55 to 0.50) 0.91
Finds clerkships to be hard   3.02 2.94 0.09 (-0.47 to 0.64) 0.75
Clerkships are just as expected 3.74 3.88 -0.15 (-0.57 to 0.28) 0.49
Need to talk to someone        3.55 3.20 0.35 (-0.24 to 0.95) 0.24
Has experienced a conflict   2.61 2.35 0.26 (-0.39 to 0.92) 0.43
Has experienced more than one conflict 1.82 1.76 0.06 (-0.45 to 0.57) 0.82
Has much stress 2.85 2.94 -0.09 (-0.64 to 0.46) 0.75
Considers his/her private situation to be stable           3.97 4.00 -0.03 (-0.58 to 0.52) 0.92
Busy life           3.76 3.67 0.09 (-0.36 to 0.53) 0.69
Feels tired all the time 2.82 2.79 0.03 (-0.59 to 0.65) 0.93
Enough time for hobbies or sports 3.52 3.38 0.15 (-0.43 to 0.73) 0.61
Int J Med Educ. 2017; 8:343-350; doi: 10.5116/ijme.59bd.5845