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Table 4 Participants’ performances in the face-to-face versus distance learning group: checklist items

From: Face-to-face versus distance learning of basic suturing skills in novice learners: a quantitative prospective randomized trial

Checklist item

Face-to-face (N = 59)

Distance learning (N = 59)

p-value

Uses Instruments correctly a

45 (76.3%)

44 (74.6%)

0.83

Mounts needle correctly a

48 (81.4%)

43 (72.9%)

0.27

Holds forceps correctly a

48 (81.4%)

46 (78)

0.64

Pierces at 90° a

55 (93.2%)

54 (91.5%)

0.72

Double knot-crossing a

59 (100%)

59 (100%)

1

Second knot a

57 (96.6%)

57 (96.6%)

1

Third Knot a

57 (96.6%)

58 (98.3%)

0.55

No tangles a

49 (83.1%)

48 (81.4%)

0.81

Equal wound edges a

50 (84.7%)

48 (81.4%)

0.62

No damage to the pad a

48 (81.4%)

51 (86.4%)

0.45

  1. aN (%) of participants who correctly demonstrated the checklist item