Table 3 Tutors’ responses (percentages and means)
Likert responseEnjoy time with stud-ents and doct-orsEnjoy help-ing people to learnLike to“give some-thing back”Cha-nce to earn some poc-ket moneyEnjoy being back at hosp-italCha-nce to learn about their cond-itionTheir par-ents tell them toCha-nce to meet with other famil-iesTiring being repea-tedly exam-inedMiss signif-icant time off schoolEmba-rrass-ing being rep-eat-edly exam-inedDon’t like being back at hosp-talDiffi-cult dis-cus-sing pers-onal iss-uesConf-using hear-ing other prob-lemsPart-icipa-tion is useful for the cand-idatesCandi-dates treat the child-ren wellI would rec-omm-end others to take part
Strongly disagree (1)0%4%0%0%19%19%0%8%4%4%4%12%4%8%0%0%0%
Disagree (2)12%4%15%0%46%27%8%12%0%36%4%16%32%16%0%4%4%
Neither dis nor agr (3)46%27%12%4%23%31%15%27%0%32%24%32%20%28%0%12%12%
Agree (4)38%50%54%31%12%19%65%54%62%20%56%32%32%40%0%58%46%
Strongly agree (5)4%15%19%65%0%4%12%0%35%8%12%8%12%8%100%27%38%
Disagreement (1+2)12%8%15%0%55%46%8%20%4%40%8%28%36%24%0%4%4%
Agreement (4+5)42%65%73%96%12%23%77%54%96%28%67%40%44%48%100%85%84%
Agreement rank64318725162543
Mean rank54318726162543
Mean3.353.693.774.622.272.623.813.274.232.923.683.083.163.245.004.084.19