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Table 4 Comparison of pre-post Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) questions

From: Evaluating the impact of an integrated multidisciplinary head & neck competency-based anatomy & radiology teaching approach in radiation oncology: a prospective cohort study

Q#

Description

Pre-VAS median

Post-VAS median

Wilcoxon S-statistic

P-value*

1a

Rate your self-confidence/comfort level with target/tumor delineation

4.80

6.70

44.5

0.0087

2a

Rate your self-confidence/comfort with head and neck anatomy for the base of skull anatomical region

1.90

5.70

55.5

0.0005

2b

Rate your self-confidence/comfort with head and neck anatomy for the oropharynx anatomical region

2.80

6.60

52.5

0.0001

2c

Rate your self-confidence/comfort with head and neck anatomy for the larynx anatomical region

2.70

6.40

41.0

0.0068

3a

Rate your self-confidence/comfort with reading radiographs (CT, MRI) for the base of skull anatomical region

2.00

5.30

52.0

0.0015

3b

Rate your self-confidence/comfort with reading radiographs (CT, MRI) for the oropharynx anatomical region

3.90

5.90

49.5

0.0027

3c

Rate your self-confidence/comfort with reading radiographs (CT, MRI) for the larynx anatomical region

2.90

5.50

53.0

0.0012