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

Table 4 Case C - portrayal of case across all tracks

Questions	Track 1		Track 2		Track 3		Track 4		P-value
	N = 6		N = 6		N = 6		N = 6		P-value
	Yes	Yes/but	Yes	Yes/but	Yes	Yes/but	Yes	Yes/but
SP’s tone of voice was appropriate for the opening statement	6	0	6	0	6	0	6	0	1.0
SP seemed worried but composed	6	0	6	0	6	0	6	0	1.0
The SP’s facial expressions were appropriate for responding to the questions on fathers memory	6	0	0	0*	6	0	5	0*	0.0000
SP cried once or twice during silence	6	0	6	0	6	0	6	0	1.00
SP gave information without asking for questions on father’s recent memory loss^♣	2	0**	1	0**	0	0**	0	0**	0.242
SP gave information without asking for questions on father’s distant memory^♣	1	0**	0	0**	0	0**	0	0**	0.372
SP gave information without asking for questions on general health issues of her father^♣	0	0**	0	0**	0	0**	1	0**	0.372
SP gave information without asking for questions on depression and mood changes^♣	0	0**	0	0**	0	0**	1	0**	0.372
SP gave information without asking for questions on confusion/orientation in time and place^♣	1	0**	0	0**	2	0**	0	0**	0.242
Accuracy (9 items X 6 cases = 54)	28	0	19	0	26	0	25	0	0.04***
Accuracy (9 items X 6 cases = 54)	58%	0%	40%	0	54%	0%	52%	0%
Overall (yes plus yes/but)	58%		40%		54%		52%

*Could not observe the SP due to direction of the camera.
**SP did not give out the information without asking.
^♣The SPs gave out the information once.
***The comparison was between accurate portrayal and not done as there were 0 values for all “overall yes/but”.

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