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Table 1 Results of the pretest and posttest JSPE scores

From: A study of the effect of a visual arts-based program on the scores of Jefferson scale for physician empathy

 

Pretest

Posttest

 

No

Mean ± SD

No

Mean ± SD

Total

110

110.92 ± 10.27

110

111.30 ± 11.57

Gender

    

 Female

33

112.36 ± 10.52

33

114.36 ± 11.20

 Male

77

110.29 ± 10.17

77

109.99 ± 11.54

Training level

    

 Clerk*

92

111.82 ± 10.22

92

111.42 ± 11.70

  Female

29

112.41 ± 11.00

29

114.90 ± 11.05

  Male

63

111.48 ± 10.03

63

109.81 ± 11.72

 PGY1

18

106.28 ± 9.50

18

110.72 ± 11.18

  Female

4

113.00 ± 8.08

4

110.50 ± 13.30

  Male

14

104.64 ± 9.67

14

110.79 ± 11.07

  1. *Significant difference (p = 0.0358) between the subgroups of clerks and PGY1s for the pretest scores.