Table 2

Reported levels of apprehension about submitting educational materials for external peer feedback and estimated knowledge and skill ratings (before and after the study).

	Level of apprehension, continuous rating scale 1–7 (1 = not at all to 7 = extremely)

CPD activity	Rating before the study, median (IQR)	Rating after the study, median (IQR)	Difference in rating,^a median (IQR)	95% CI^c	P-value (H0: median = 0)
Significant event analysis (n = 44)	2 (1–2)	1 (1–2)	0 (0–1)	−0.0 to 0.5	0.52

Criterion audit (n = 15)	3 (1–5)	2 (1–3)	0 (0–1)	−0.0 to 1.5	0.14

Videoed consultations (n = 8)	5 (2–5)	3 (1–5)	1 (0–2)	0.5 to 2.0	0.04

	Knowledge and skill level rating, rating scale 1–7 (1 = poor to 7 = excellent)

	Rating before the study, median (IQR)	Rating after the study, median (IQR)	Difference in rating^b, median (IQR)	95% CI^c	P-value (H0: median = 0)
Significant event analysis (n = 44)	6 (5–6)	6 (6–7)	0 (0–1)	0.5 to 0.5	<0.01

Criterion audit (n = 15)	6 (5–6)	6 (6–6)	0 (0–1)	0.0 to 0.5	0.06

Videoed consultations (n = 8)	5 (5–5)	5 (5–6)	0 (0–1)	0.0 to 1.0	0.18

↵a Difference = before – after.
↵b Difference = after – before.
↵c Wilcoxon signed-rank test and CI for median difference.
CPD = continuing professional development.
IQR = interquartile range.