Table 2 Quality of the feedback perceived by the students (n = 348 questionnaires, 79 “video based” and 269 “direct observation” feedback sessions)
From: The quality of feedback during formative OSCEs depends on the tutors’ profile
Quality of the feedback perceived by the students | All Tutors | Generalists | Specialists | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 38 | n = 22 | n = 16 | |||
(Likert 1: completely disagree-5: completely agree) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | Adjusted p* |
The feedback session was useful | 4.73 (0.57) | 4.78 (0.49) | 4.63 (0.60) | 0.034 | 0.164 |
I improved my history taking skills | 4.35 (0.84) | 4.38 (0.79) | 4.26 (0.88) | 0.250 | 0.435 |
I improved my physical examination skills | 4.26 (0.94) | 4.30 (0.92) | 4.12 (1.00) | 0.162 | 0.306 |
I improved my communication skills | 4.20 (0.93) | 4.26 (0.87) | 3.97 (1.10) | 0.102 | 0.051 |
The tutor was aware of what I needed to learn | 4.74 (0.58) | 4.80 (0.48) | 4.59 (0.72) | 0.003 | 0.010 |
The tutor made me feel comfortable and confident | 4.65 (0.72) | 4.72 (0.61) | 4.48 (0.83) | 0.006 | 0.024 |
The tutor asked me my learning needs | 3.56 (1.63) | 3.81 (1.54) | 2.75 (1.62) | <0.001 | 0.013 |
The tutor asked me to evaluate what I did well | 4.51 (0.90) | 4.59 (0.77) | 4.30 (1.10) | 0.014 | 0.096 |
The tutor asked me to evaluate what I could improve | 4.74 (0.62) | 4.83 (0.47) | 4.56 (0.82) | 0.001 | 0.005 |
The tutor gave me balanced feedback (including both positive and less positive aspects) | 4.71 (0.64) | 4.80 (0.47) | 4.57 (0.85) | 0.006 | 0.030 |
The tutor stimulated me to participate to the problem solving process | 3.95 (1.24) | 4.14 (1.13) | 3.43 (1.36) | <0.001 | 0.001 |
The tutor gave me precise and concrete suggestions for improvement | 4.47 (0.92) | 4.53 (0.84) | 4.30 (1.08) | 0.065 | 0.128 |
The tutor provided me opportunities to practice parts of the history taking, physical exam or the communication | 2.73 (1.62) | 2.84 (1.60) | 2.32 (1.63) | 0.015 | 0.184 |
The tutor asked the simulated patient to give me a feedback | 4.42 (1.29) | 4.58 (1.11) | 4.04 (1.57) | 0.002 | 0.159 |
The tutor checked my understanding | 3.23 (1.61) | 3.49 (1592) | 2.52 (1.48) | <0.001 | 0.001 |