Table 2 Assessment by Standardized Patient according to Simulation Scenario
| Â | Simulation Scenario | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Domain | A (N = 57) | B (N = 64) | C (N = 45) | D (N = 65) |
Ability to explain the facts regarding the proposed task? | ||||
 1 = Outstanding | 33 (60%) | 50 (78%) | 19 (42%) | 42 (70%) |
 2 = Satisfactory | 20 (36%) | 14 (22%) | 25 (56%) | 18 (30%) |
 3 = Unsatisfactory | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
 Not reported | N = 2 | N = 0 | N = 0 | N = 5 |
Honesty and truthfulness | ||||
 1 = Outstanding | 47 (82%) | 56 (88%) | 32 (71%) | 56 (90%) |
 2 = Satisfactory | 10 (18%) | 8 (13%) | 13 (29%) | 6 (10%) |
 3 = Unsatisfactory | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
 Not reported | N = 0 | N = 0 | N = 0 | N = 3 |
Empathy | ||||
 1 = Outstanding | 36 (64%) | 43 (67%) | 28 (62%) | 38 (61%) |
 2 = Satisfactory | 20 (36%) | 21 (33%) | 16 (36%) | 24 (39%) |
 3 = Unsatisfactory | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
 Not reported | N = 1 | N = 0 | N = 0 | N = 3 |
Providing closure to the discussion | ||||
 1 = Outstanding | 39 (70%) | 53 (84%) | 21 (49%) | 48 (76%) |
 2 = Satisfactory | 17 (30%) | 10 (16%) | 22 (51%) | 15 (24%) |
 3 = Unsatisfactory | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
 Not reported | N = 1 | N = 1 | N = 2 | N = 2 |
Comfort with entrusting a loved one’s care to this learner | ||||
 1 = Comfortable | 43 (78%) | 59 (92%) | 39 (87%) | 58 (91%) |
 2 = Somewhat comfortable | 12 (22%) | 5 (8%) | 5 (11%) | 6 (9%) |
 3 = Not at all comfortable | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
 Not reported | N = 2 | N = 0 | N = 0 | N = 1 |
Total score | 6 (5, 5, 8, 11) | 5 (5, 5, 7, 10) | 7 (5, 6, 8, 12) | 5 (5, 5, 7, 10) |