Format items
| Item | Round 2 | Round 3 | Include in education/training package? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | IQR | Mean | Median | IQR | ||
| Study days | 4.46 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | Agree R2: 93.8% (n=61) |
| Seminars/workshops | 4.51 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | Agree R2: 95.4% (n=62) |
| Video conferencing | 3.22 | 3 | 1 | 3.51 | 4 | 1 | No consensus R2: 18.5% D/SD; 44.6% neither; 36.9% A/SG R3: 17.1% D/SD; 20.0% neither; 62.9% A/SG |
| Face-to-face teaching | 4.35 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | Agree R2: 83.1% (n=54) |
| The internet | 3.45 | 3 | 1 | 3.80 | 4 | 0 | Agree R2: 49.2% (n=32) R3: 85.7% (n=30) |
| DVDs | 3.54 | 4 | 1 | 3.77 | 4 | 0 | Agree R2: 56.9% (n=37) R3: 88.6% (n=31) |
| Case studies | 4.40 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | Agree R2: 93.8% (n=61) |
| ‘On-the-job’ experience | 4.28 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | Agree R2: 83.1% (n=54) |
| Shadowing paediatric colleagues | 4.20 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | Agree R2: 81.5% (n=53) |
| Advanced (anticipatory) planning with young people, their families and children's services | 4.31 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | Agree R2: 84.6% (n=55) |
| A structured distance learning course (eg, as a diploma module) | 3.42 | 3 | 1 | 3.91 | 4 | 0 | Agree R2: 49.2% (n=32) R3: 88.6% (n=31) |
| Online discussion groups with fellow professionals with trouble-shooting and case discussions | 3.91 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | Agree R2: 70.8% (n=46) R3: 82.9% (n=29) |
| Mixed formats/methods | 4.42 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | Agree R2: 90.8% (n=59) |
A/SA, agree/strongly agree; D/SD, disagree/strongly disagree; neither, neither agree nor disagree.