Telephone referral education, and evidence of retention and transfer after six-months

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Communication clarity scores

Group	Mean score (SEM)	Kolmogorov-Smirnov test	Compared to control	Compared to immediately post-education
Control (n = 8)	2.75 (0.16)	4.55 (p < 0.001)	N/A	-
Immediately post- education (n = 9)	4.11 (0.20)	3.51 (p = 0.002)	1.36 (0.40, p = 0.002)	N/A
Six months after education (n = 17, but not the same students as before)	3.47 (0.24)	2.30 (p = 0.017)	0.72 (0.35, p = 0.048)	−0.64 (0.34, p = 0.066)

Between group comparisons on the 5-point scale, are shown for before, immediately (2–4 hours) following and six months after the education session. Data were normally distributed within groups.

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