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Table 2 Average scores obtained by female and male students in the OSCE (48 possible points) and corresponding significance levels. Data are presented as Mean ± SD

From: Comparison of ‘Mental training’ and physical practice in the mediation of a structured facial examination: a quasi randomized, blinded and controlled study

 

Gender

T1

T2

P-Value

Effect Size (Cohen’s d)

Rater 1

male

35.3

(± 5.6)

38.1

(± 4.2)

0.0005 (M)

0.56

female

36.4

(± 6.5)

40.6

(± 4.6)

0.002 (M)

0.74

P-Value

0.03 (M)

0.06 (M)

  

Effect Size (Cohen’s d)

0.18

0.56

  

Effect Size (Cohen’s d)

0.18

0.56

  

Rater 2

male

35.8

(± 4.9)

37.3

(± 6.4)

0.05 (M)

0.26

female

35.5

(± 6.6)

38.7

(± 5.5)

0.02 (M)

0.52

P-Value

0.11 (M)

0.13 (M)

  

Effect Size (Cohen’s d)

0.05

0.23

  
  1. (M) = Mann-Whitney-White U test for ordinally distributed data
  2. (T1) = directly after the intervention, (T2) = five to ten weeks after the intervention