Table 3 Differences between recent graduates and physicians in practice in mean (SD) scores on the importance of OSA and confidence in identifying and managing patients with OSA

Importance of OSA as a clinical disorder

3.7 (0.9)

3.4 (0.8)

3.9 (0.8)

< 0.001

Important to identify patients with OSA

3.7 (0.9)

3.4 (0.8)

3.9 (0.8)

< 0.001

Importance subscale score

3.7 (0.8)

3.4 (0.7)

3.9 (0.8)

< 0.001

Confident identifying at-risk patients

3.6 (1.0)

3.5 (0.9)

3.7 (1.0)

0.024

Confident managing patients with OSA

3.1 (1.1)

3.3 (1.0)

2.9 (1.1)

< 0.001

Confident managing patients on CPAP

2.7 (1.1)

2.8 (1.0)

2.5 (1.1)

< 0.01

Confidence subscale score

3.2 (0.9)

3.3 (0.9)

3.0 (0.9)

< 0.001