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Table 1 Confidence levels and course usefulness of the participants for different joints

From: Musculoskeletal ultrasound workshops in postgraduate physician training: a pre- and post-workshop survey of 156 participants

 

Shoulder

Elbow

Wrist

Hip

Knee

Ankle

P value (comparison among joints)

Perceived confidence

Pre-workshop evaluation

3.03 ± 0.90*abcd

2.35 ± 0.96*aef

2.41 ± 0.97*bgj

2.07 ± 1.02*cfghi

2.83 ± 1.03*ehj

2.53 ± 0.99*di

0.007

Post-workshop evaluation

3.98 ± 0.67*abc

3.65 ± 0.80*aef

3.71 ± 0.79*bg

3.32 ± 0.85*cfghi

3.95 ± 0.66*eh

3.77 ± 0.73*i

< 0.001

Course usefulness

Lecture

4.51 ± 0.58

4.58 ± 0.57

4.54 ± 0.65

4.45 ± 0.62

4.52 ± 0.59

4.50 ± 0.66

0.33

Hands-on practice

4.57 ± 0.59

4.62 ± 0.57

4.60 ± 0.59

4.47 ± 0.64

4.59 ± 0.57

4.55 ± 0.69

0.32

  1. * significant difference between the pre-workshop and post-workshop evaluations
  2. Post-Hoc analysis:
  3. a significant difference between shoulder and elbow;
  4. b significant difference between shoulder and wrist;
  5. c significant difference between shoulder and hip;
  6. d significant difference between shoulder and ankle;
  7. e significant difference between elbow and knee;
  8. f significant difference between elbow and hip;
  9. g significant difference between wrist and hip;
  10. h significant difference between hip and knee;
  11. i significant difference between hip and ankle;
  12. j significant difference between knee and wrist