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Table 4 Questionnaire responses of 115 final-year medical students after the BLS training

From: The effect of peer-group size on the delivery of feedback in basic life support refresher training: a cluster randomized controlled trial

 

Standard group

Large group

P value†

Likert-type items (1–5), 1 = awful and 5 = excellent.

 Satisfaction of the teaching method

4.98 (4.94–5.00)

4.95 (4.87–5.00)

0.140

 Recommendable to my colleagues

4.72 (4.45–4.99)

4.84 (4.68–5.00)

0.362

 Feedback of my performance were helpful for my training

4.74 (4.56–4.92)

4.91 (4.79–5.00)

0.011*

 Feedback of other students were helpful for my training

4.76 (4.50–5.00)

4.82 (4.67–4.97)

0.679

Non Likert-type items

 Recommendation for the ideal number of students to one instructor for the training

4.4 (4.16–4.64)

5.8 (5.26–6.34)

<0.001*

 Recommendation for the ideal number of opportunities to practice one-rescuer adult BLS using CPR manikin in the training

9.5 (4.47–14.53)

5.8 (4.71–6.89)

0.070

 Actual number of BLS practiced in the course

4.7 (3.52–5.88)

4.6 (3.51–5.69)

0.788

  1. Data are presented as mean (95 % confidential interval)
  2. Standard group, Standard group of 3–5 students with one instructor; Large group, Large group of 7–10 students with one instructor
  3. *p < 0.05 based on ANCOVA test between standard and large groups