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Table 2 Case A - SP portrayal of history and management

From: Accuracy of portrayal by standardized patients: Results from four OSCE stations conducted for high stakes examinations

Questions

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

P

N = 6

N = 6

N = 6

N = 6

Yes

Yes/but

Yes

Yes/but

Yes

Yes/but

Yes

Yes/but

 

SP effectively portrayed his concerns at the opening statement

2

4

6

0

0

6

4

2

0.004

SP’s tone of voice was anxious as he is worried about a heart attack

0

6

0

6

2

4

3

3

0.078

SP’s facial expressions were appropriate for questions on present history

6

0

6

0

3*

0

6

0

0.016

SP gave information without asking for questions on history

0

0

0

0

0

0

1**

0

0.372

SP had appropriate expressions while asking questions at 9 minutes

1

5

2

3

1

2*

4

1

0.046

SP’s tone of voice was appropriate while asking questions at 9 minutes

0

6

0

5

1

5

4

1

0.029

Accuracy (6 items X 6 cases = 36)

6

21

18

14

5

27

22

7

0.000

17%

58%

50%

39%

14%

75%

61%

19%

Overall (yes plus yes/but)

Overall = 75%

Overall = 89%

Overall = 89%

Overall = 81%

  1. *Could not observe the remaining cases for the SP due to direction of the camera.
  2. **The SP gave out the information without being asked only once.