Table 2 Medical students’ performance of UC skills immediately after a simulation course (posttest in simulation setting) and after one week or six weeks (transfer tests on real patients)
N | All | N | Video group | N | Control group | Difference between video- and control group, independent samples t-test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||||
One week group | |||||||
Posttest (Simulation setting) | 31 | 46.0 (5.10) | 17 | 45.4 (5.03) | 14 | 46.6 (5.30) | P= 0.513 |
ES= 0.233 | |||||||
Transfer test one week after training (real patients) | 31 | 45.1 (10.3) | 17 | 45.6 (8.89) | 14 | 44.5 (12.1) | P= 0.763 |
ES= 0.105 | |||||||
Difference between posttest and transfer test, Paired Samples T-Test | 31 | P= 0.898 | 17 | P= 0.608 | 14 | P= 0.676 | |
Six weeks group | |||||||
Posttest (simulation setting) | 33 | 44.1 (7.30) | 16 | 44.9 (6.12) | 17 | 43.5 (8.40) | P= 0.572 |
ES= 0.190 | |||||||
Transfer test six weeks after training (real patients) | 33 | 46.7 (9.53) | 16 | 48.6 (8.94) | 17 | 44.9 (9.93) | P= 0.265 |
ES= 0.391 | |||||||
Difference between posttest and transfer test, Paired Samples T-Test | 33 | P= 0.123 | 16 | P= 0.168 | 17 | = 0.440 | |
Difference between one week and six weeks, independent samples t-test | P= 0.520 | 33 | P= 0.345 | 31 | P= 0.924 | ||
ES= 0.162 | ES= 0.337 | ES= 0.0365 | |||||