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Table 2 International and local students’ sample characteristics and tests differences

From: Teaching patient-centred communication skills during clinical procedural skill training - a preliminary pre-post study comparing international and local medical students

 

International students

(n = 15)

Local

Students

(n = 28)

Difference tests

M (SD) | n (%)

M (SD) | n (%)

t | χ2

p

effect size

Gender: male (=0)

5 (33.3)

12 (42.9)

0.37

.543

−0.09

Age (20–37)

23.27 (2.49)

23.43 (3.62)

0.15

.879

0.05

No. of semesters (4–13)

7 (2.48)

5.80 (1.37)

−1.76

.095

0.67

  1. Notes: Effect sizes were determined by phi coefficient for gender, and Cohen’s d for age and semesters; for the phi coefficient .1 is considered a small effect, .3 a medium effect and .5 a large effect, and .20, .50, .80, and 1.20 for small, medium, large and very large effect for Cohen’s d