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Table 2 Test scores, follow-up groups

From: The acquisition and retention of ECG interpretation skills after a standardized web-based ECG tutorial–a randomised study

 

Mean score (SD)

Mean Δ score pre-test → post-test

Mean Δ score post-test → retention-test

Mean Δ score pre-test → retention-test

 

Pre-test

Post-test

Retention-test

   

Overall, N = 203

52.7 (16.8)

68.4 (12.3)

59.9 (8.6)*

15.7 (p < 0.001)

−8.5 (p < 0.001)

7.2 (p < 0.001)

Short follow-up, N = 63

53.9 (15.9)

67.4 (12.3)

60.2 (8.3)

13.6 (p < 0.001)

−7.3 (p < 0.001)

6.3 (p < 0.001)

Medium follow-up, N = 74

53.6 (17.6)

71.4 (12.0)

60.8 (8.9)

17.8 (p < 0.001)

−10.6 (p < 0.001)

7.2 (p < 0.001)

Long follow-up, N = 66

50.6 (16.8)

66.1 (12.1)

58.6 (8.6)

15.4 (p < 0.001)

−7.4 (p < 0.001)

8.0 (p < 0.001)

  1. *Pooled from follow-up intervals of all weeks (2–20 weeks).
  2. The mean test scores and standard deviations of the pre-test, post-test and retention-test are reported for the overall number of participants and for each of the follow-up groups. The mean delta scores between pre-test and post-test, post-test and retention-test and pre-test and retention-test, respectively, are presented with associated p-values.