Overall domains scores
| Median | Mean | % increase in means | P value | |||
| Pre (IQR) | Post (IQR) | Pre (SD) | Post (SD) | |||
| Ability to recognise the early signs of physical health deterioration | 6 (4.5–7) | 9.5 (8.5–10) | 5.74 (2.13) | 8.92 (1.44) | 31.8 | 0.00009 |
| Understanding of initial interventions for physical health | 6 (5–8.5) | 9.5 (8.5–10) | 6.58 (2.09) | 8.83 (1.59) | 22.5 | 0.00338 |
| Ability to offer basic advice on nutrition (diet, malnutrition and obesity) | 6 (5–8) | 10 (8.5–10) | 6.37 (2.22) | 9.00 (1.48) | 26.3 | 0.00110 |
| Ability to offer basic advice on smoking cessation | 5 (3–6.5) | 10 (8.5–10) | 4.95 (2.39) | 9.00 (1.48) | 40.5 | 0.00001 |
| Ability to offer basic advice on BBV and vaccinations | 5 (4–7) | 9 (8–10) | 5.21 (2.49) | 8.75 (1.54) | 35.4 | 0.00013 |
| Ability to offer basic advice on sexual Health | 7 (5–7.5) | 9 (7.75–10) | 6.37 (1.80) | 8.75 (1.42) | 23.8 | 0.00056 |
| Ability to offer basic advice on NHS health checks for older clients | 5 (3–6.5) | 9.5 (7–10) | 5.00 (2.71) | 8.42 (2.39) | 34.2 | 0.00288* |
| Ability to offer basic advice on falls | 4 (3–5.5) | 9.5 (7.75–10) | 4.58 (2.57) | 8.42 (2.11) | 38.4 | 0.00016 |
| Ability to offer basic advice on wound care and infection prevention | 5 (3–7) | 9 (6.75–10) | 5.16 (2.89) | 8.00 (2.30) | 28.4 | 0.00750 |
| Ability to offer basic advice on harm of substance misuse in pregnancy | 5 (3–6) | 9 (8–10) | 4.95 (2.07) | 8.58 (1.73) | 36.4 | 0.0003* |
| Understanding of when to escalate physical health concerns | 7 (6–9.5) | 9.5 (9–10) | 7.32 (2.11) | 9.33 (0.78) | 20.2 | 0.00088 |
| Ability to screen for the early signs of mental health deterioration | 8 (6–8) | 10 (8.75–10) | 6.79 (1.93) | 9.17 (1.27) | 23.8 | 0.00052* |
| Ability to undertake risk assessments and formulate a risk management plan | 8 (7–8.5) | 10 (9–10) | 7.53 (1.54) | 9.33 (1.15) | 18.1 | 0.00159 |
| Ability to offer basic advice to promote mental health and well-being | 8 (7.5–9) | 10 (9.75–10) | 7.95 (1.35) | 9.75 (0.45) | 18.0 | 0.00002 |
| Understanding of initial psychosocial interventions for common mental health problems | 7 (7–8.5) | 10 (8–10) | 7.47 (1.71) | 9.08 (1.31) | 16.1 | 0.00951 |
| Comfortability with managing coexisting mental health and substance misuse issues | 7 (5–8) | 9.5 (7.75–10) | 6.63 (1.80) | 8.75 (1.48) | 21.2 | 0.00197 |
| Comfortability with managing coexisting physical and mental health, and substance misuse issues | 7 (5–7) | 10 (7.75–10) | 6.05 (1.58) | 8.75 (1.82) | 27.0 | 0.00014 |
| Understanding of when to know when to escalate mental health concerns | 8 (7–9.5) | 10 (9–10) | 8.37 (1.21) | 9.67 (0.49) | 13.0 | 0.00031 |
| Confidence in ability to communicate to doctors within my team | 8 (7.5–9.5) | 10 (10–10) | 8.47 (1.17) | 9.92 (0.29) | 14.4 | 0.00138* |
| Confidence in ability to communicate to local primary care and specialist secondary care teams | 8 (6.5–9) | 10 (9.75–10) | 7.47 (2.12) | 9.58 (0.79) | 21.1 | 0.00060 |
*Mann-Whitney U test performed.
BBV, bloodborne virus; IQR, Interquartile Range; NHS, National Health Service; SD, Standard Deviation.