Table 2 Personal and educational sources of influence of Pre-FC and Post-FC participants
Group | Median (IQR) | Mean rank | U | Z | p | Effect size (r) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Previous healthcare job | Pre-FC | 3 (2–4) | 33.00 | 500 | −1.060 | 0.289 | 0.12 |
Post-FC | 38.36 | ||||||
Role model | Pre-FC | 4 (3.75–5) | 51.00 | 1254 | −0.158 | 0.875 | 0.02 |
Post-FC | 51.88 | ||||||
Family member | Pre-FC | 4 (2–5) | 41.79 | 738 | −0.442 | 0.658 | 0.05 |
Post-FC | 39.54 | ||||||
Friend | Pre-FC | 3.5 (2–4) | 34.88 | 588 | −1.544 | 0.123 | 0.17 |
Post-FC | 42.72 | ||||||
Works with profession | Pre-FC | 4 (2–4.75) | 42.04 | 856.5 | −0.162 | 0.871 | 0.02 |
Post-FC | 42.88 | ||||||
Own patient experience | Pre-FC | 4 (2–5) | 38.64 | 727 | −1.996 | 0.046* | 0.21 |
Post-FC | 49.16 | ||||||
Own research | Pre-FC | 4 (4–5) | 54.13 | 1248.5 | −0.520 | 0.603 | 0.05 |
Post-FC | 51.31 | ||||||
Teacher | Pre-FC | 2 (2–4) | 38.57 | 400 | −2.078 | 0.038* | 0.25 |
Post-FC | 29.00 | ||||||
Professional visiting school/college | Pre-FC | 2 (1–3) | 38.46 | 341.5 | −2.549 | 0.011* | 0.32 |
Post-FC | 27.02 | ||||||
Future careers programme | Pre-FC | 2 (1–3) | 35.02 | 314.5 | −2.102 | 0.036* | 0.27 |
Post-FC | 25.98 | ||||||
Careers advise professional | Pre-FC | 2 (1–3) | 34.44 | 389.5 | −1.356 | 0.175 | 0.17 |
Post-FC | 28.56 | ||||||
Voluntary work | Pre-FC | 2 (2–4) | 39.50 | 608 | −0.847 | 0.397 | 0.10 |
Post-FC | 35.39 | ||||||
Shadowing experience | Pre-FC | 4 (2–5) | 41.04 | 815.5 | −0.165 | 0.869 | 0.02 |
Post-FC | 41.88 | ||||||
First University degree | Pre-FC | 2 (2–40 | 36.86 | 478.5 | −0.775 | 0.438 | 0.09 |
Post-FC | 33.13 |