Table 1: Analysis of all groups comparing percentages of correct answers, mal-interpretations, incorrect and blank answers.

 

 

GROUPS

CORRECT

ANSWERS(%)

MAL-

INTERPRETATIONS

(%)

INCORRECT

ANSWERS

(%)

BLANK ANSWERS

 

(%)

 

Orthopaedic Surgeons

57.2

3.7

4.2

34.9

 

General Surgeons

42.3

2.5

3.0

52.1

 

A & E Physicians

 

46.9

4.2

4.4

44.5

General Physicians

40.7

4.5

4.2

50.5

 

Ward Nurses

40.5

1.5

4.8

53.3

 

Theatre Nurses

26.2

2.0

5.0

66.8

 

Physiotherapists

49.9

2.0

7.0

41.0

 

Occupational Therapists

38.2

2.0

7.7

52.0