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Table 3 Assessment of the training

From: Peer role-play and standardised patients in communication training: a comparative study on the student perspective on acceptability, realism, and perceived effect

 

Group

Mean

SD

p

Overall grade for the training

Peer role-play

5.32

.41

<.104

 

Standardized patient

5.51

.44

 

The cases were realistic.

Peer role-play

5.60

.38

<.478

 

Standardized patient

5.53

.36

 

Taking part in the intervention was worthwhile.

Peer role-play

5.17

.37

<.003

 

Standardized patient

5.50

.43

 

The intervention was useful for training communication skills.

Peer role-play

5.01

.68

<.032

 

Standardized patient

5.34

.47

 

I feel well prepared for exploration and counseling of parents of sick children.

Peer role-play

4.29

1.08

<.009

 

Standardized patient

5.00

.89

 
  1. Assessment of training with respect to acceptability, realism, and effect in the peer-role-play group and the standardized-patient group stated as means and standard deviations (SD), with 6 = very good and 1 = very poor for the overall grade and 6 = totally agree and 1 = don't agree at all for all other items. Significance (p) using an unpaired Students t-test.