Table 3 Comparison between the performance of the community and the students
From: Learning by teaching basic life support: a non-randomized controlled trial with medical students
Assessment (maximum) | Students | Community | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group | n | x ± s | n | x ± s | ||
Theoretical pre-test (20 marks) | All | 73 | 10,6 ± 2,8 | 228 | 7,9 ± 3,6c | < 0,001 a |
Theoretical post-test (20 marks) | Case | 34 | 16,4 ± 1,7 | 166 | 13,4 ± 3,2c | < 0,001 a |
Control | 37 | 15,0 ± 2,3 | 166 | 13,4 ± 3,2c | 0,001 a | |
Theoretical variation (post-test – pre-test) | Case | 34 | 6,3 ± 2,8 | 155 | 5,4 ± 4,0 | 0,229b |
Control | 35 | 3,8 ± 2,5 | 155 | 5,4 ± 4,0 | 0,003 b | |
Practical (17 marks) | All | 91 | 13,8 ± 2,0c,d | 162 | 11,7 ± 3,2c | < 0,001 a |