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Table 2 Self-reports of current motivation (pre-test questionnaire and post-test questionnaire) ranked by level of emphasis (1 = highly disagree; 4 = highly agree)

From: Educational potential of a virtual patient system for caring for traumatized patients in primary care

Variables

Pre-test

Post-test

 

All (N = 11)

All (N = 11)

Collected data

Median (range)

Median (range)

1. I am motivated to use VP as it leads to better care

3 (3–4)

4 (2–4)

2. I am motivated to use VP as I will feel more competent

3 (3–4)

4 (1–4)

3. I am motivated to use VP as I will have a better relationship with the patient

3 (2–4)

3 (1–4)

4. I am motivated to use VP as it will provide better treatment outcomes

3 (3–4)

4 (1–4)

5. I am motivated to use VP as I can meet more patients per hour

2 (1–3)

1 (1–2)

6. I am motivated to use VP as I can have more time with the patient

3 (1–4)

3 (1–4)

7. I am motivated to use VP as I can use VP to educate my staff

3 (2–4)

4 (2–4)

8. I am motivated to use VP as it helps to improve interdisciplinary communication

3 (3–4)

3 (2–4)

9. I am motivated to use VP as it helps me to understand the mental health problems of my patient

4 (3–4)

3 (2–4)

10. I am motivated to use VP as it helps me to understand medical problems of my patient

3 (2–4)

3 (1–4)

11. I am motivated to use VP as it helps me to understand social problems of my patient

4 (3–4)

3 (2–4)

12. I am motivated to use VP as it helps me to understand spiritual problems of my patient

3 (2–4)

3 (1–4)

13. I believe the VP will help me provide better care to all of my patients

4 (2–4)

3 (1–4)

14. I believe the VP will help me provide better care of my traumatized patients from any cultural background

4 (3–4)

4 (2–4)

15. I believe the VP will help me provide better care to my traumatized patients who are from culturally diverse backgrounds and are low-English speakers

3 (1–4)

4 (2–4)

16. This system is only good for helping me to manage traumatized refugees from Bosnia

1 (1–4)

1 (1–4)