Attitude to Care
| Attitude to Care | Role | Pretest score | 95% CI | Post-test score | 95% CI | t | P value* | Mean difference | Cohen’s d |
| Overall score | GPR (n=332) | 4.35 | 4.30 to 4.39 | 4.70 | 4.65 to 4.74 | 17.6 | <0.001 | 0.34 | 0.840 |
| Super (n=114) | 4.35 | 4.26 to 4.43 | 4.59 | 4.51 to 4.66 | 7.58 | <0.001 | 0.25 | 0.570 | |
| Much can be done to improve lives of patient | GPR (n=332) | 4.22 | 4.14 to 4.30 | 4.54 | 4.47 to 4.61 | 6.98 | <0.001 | 0.32 | 0.483 |
| Super (n=114) | 4.37† | 4.25 to 4.50 | 4.61 | 4.51 to 4.72 | 4.43 | <0.001 | 0.26 | 0.401 | |
| Early detection benefits the patient | GPR (n=332) | 4.32 | 4.24 to 4.40 | 4.73† | 4.67 to 4.80 | 8.38 | <0.001 | 0.39 | 0.612 |
| Super (n=114) | 4.21 | 4.06 to 4.37 | 4.52 | 4.38 to 4.66 | 3.92 | <0.001 | 0.3 | 0.393 | |
| Important family/carers seek external support | GPR (n=332) | 4.56 | 4.50 to 4.63 | 4.81† | 4.76 to 4.86 | 6.98 | <0.001 | 0.23 | 0.473 |
| Super (n=114) | 4.52 | 4.41 to 4.64 | 4.67 | 4.57 to 4.77 | 2.69 | 0.007 | 0.14 | 0.262 | |
| Important family carers contact Alzheimer’s Aust. | GPR (n=332) | 4.38 | 4.30 to 4.45 | 4.69 | 4.63 to 4.75 | 7.92 | <0.001 | 0.31 | 0.509 |
| Super (n=114) | 4.42 | 4.30 to 4.45 | 4.64 | 4.53 to 4.75 | 4.01 | <0.001 | 0.21 | 0.347 | |
| GPs in the best position to organise care | GPR (n=332) | 3.95 | 3.86 to 4.04 | 4.4 | 4.33 to 4.48 | 9.41 | <0.001 | 0.46 | 0.590 |
| Super (n=114) | 4.06 | 3.90 to 4.22 | 4.44 | 4.33 to 4.48 | 4.68 | <0.001 | 0.42 | 0.492 | |
| Patients should be informed early so they can plan | GPR (n=332) | 4.31 | 4.23 to 4.39 | 4.82† | 4.76 to 4.88 | 9.92 | <0.001 | 0.48 | 0.817 |
| Super (n=114) | 4.28 | 4.14 to 4.43 | 4.62 | 4.47 to 4.76 | 4.25 | <0.001 | 0.35 | 0.447 |
General practitioner registrar (GPR), n=332; general practitioner supervisor (GPS), n=114. Preworkshop and postworkshop scores by role.
*Indicates a significant difference between preintervention and postintervention periods at the 0.05 level of significance (t-test for paired samples).
†Indicates a significant difference between groups at the 0.05 level of significance (t-test for independent samples).
GP, general practitioner.