Doctors and dentists in training - staff experience 2023: independent report
Independent report by Webropol providing information and analysis of staff experience for doctors and dentists in training across Scotland during 2023.
Appendix 3: Statistical Significance Testing
Significance testing has been carried out on the DDiT and iMatter data, to assess whether year to year movements in results and differences between the two surveys are likely to be ‘true’, rather than ‘chance’. Specifically, a series of t-tests have been used to examine the size of change needed to give us a very high level of confidence that a ‘true’ change has happened. The key element here is the number of responses – the larger the number of responses, the smaller the minimum change that can be deemed statistically significant (meaning that the change is highly likely to be ‘true’).
The table following summarises the significance testing and demonstrates that all differences in scores between DDiT 2023 and DDiT 2022, iMatter 2023 and Medical and Dental staff 2023 are significant.
| DDiT 2023 Measure | Compared to the same measure in…. | Significant or not |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Experience | DDiT 2022 | Significantly different |
| My work gives me a sense of achievement | DDiT 2022 | Significantly different |
| I am treated with dignity and respect as an individual | DDiT 2022 | Significantly different |
| I feel my direct line manager cares about my health and well-being | DDiT 2022 | Significantly different |
| I feel my organisation cares about my health and wellbeing | DDiT 2022 | Significantly different |
| I get the help and support I need from other teams and services within the organisation to do my job | DDiT 2022 | Significantly different |
| Overall Experience | iMatter 2023 | Significantly different |
| My work gives me a sense of achievement | iMatter 2023 | Significantly different |
| I am treated with dignity and respect as an individual | iMatter 2023 | Significantly different |
| I feel my direct line manager cares about my health and well-being | iMatter 2023 | Significantly different |
| I feel my organisation cares about my health and wellbeing | iMatter 2023 | Significantly different |
| I get the help and support I need from other teams and services within the organisation to do my job | iMatter 2023 | Significantly different |
| Overall Experience | Doctors & Dentists | Significantly different |
| My work gives me a sense of achievement | Doctors & Dentists | Significantly different |
| I am treated with dignity and respect as an individual | Doctors & Dentists | Significantly different |
| I feel my direct line manager cares about my health and well-being | Doctors & Dentists | Significantly different |
| I feel my organisation cares about my health and wellbeing | Doctors & Dentists | No significant difference |
| I get the help and support I need from other teams and services within the organisation to do my job | Doctors & Dentists | Significantly different |
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