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Table 2 Pre-post self-assessment ratings and overall acceptance by trainees (n = 95)

From: Voluntary undergraduate technical skills training course to prepare students for clerkship assignment: tutees’ and tutors’ perspectives

Itema

 

Pre-training

Post-training

   

N

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

T

df

pb

Intramuscular injection

92

5.01

1.45

2.22

1.23

17.59

91

<.001

Subcutaneous injection

92

4.51

1.76

1.76

1.18

15.39

91

<.001

Blood sampling

92

2.66

1.13

1.89

1.02

5.32

91

<.001

Peripheral vein cannulation

92

5.05

1.22

2.68

1.12

17.17

91

<.001

Blood pressure measuring

59

1.78

1.07

1.47

1.19

1.64

58

.054

Schellong test

82

5.23

1.31

1.31

0.75

22.43

81

<.001

ECG placement

81

4.70

1.50

1.77

0.75

17.79

80

<.001

Surgical suture

78

5.50

0.96

2.29

1.02

22.92

77

<.001

Role play

I am able to communicate with a patient during a procedure in a patient-centered way

80

3.43

1.31

2.40

1.35

7.15

79

<.001

Basic surgical work routine

I am able to perform the procedure in the operating theatre

81

4.11

1.63

1.36

0.51

14.91

80

<.001

Overall course acceptance

I feel well prepared for future clerkships

80

  

1.66

0.64

   
  1. aFor the statement “I am able to perform the procedure on a patient” (where not otherwise specified)a One-tailed tests; bResults of Student’s t-tests for dependent samples.
  2. Six-point Point-Likert-Scale (1 = I fully agree; 6 = I fully disagree).