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Table 4 Resident performance by telehealth experience

From: Development of a telehealth obesity OSCE and reliable checklist for assessment of resident physicians: a pilot study

 

< 5 telehealth encounters

> 5 telehealth encounters

p-value (t-test)

Resident Self-Assessment

 History Taking, % (SE)

67.6 (3.2)

79.4 (3.6)

0.02

 Communication, Mean (SE)

3.8 (0.1)

4.1 (0.1)

0.10

 Professionalism, Mean (SE)

3.9 (0.1)

4.5 (0.1)

0.00

Standardized Patient Assessment

 History Taking, % (SE)

61.7 (3.0)

72.6 (4.1)

0.04

 Communication, Mean (SE)

3.8 (0.0)

3.8 (0.1)

0.78

 Professionalism, Mean (SE)

3.9 (0.0))

3.9 (0.1)

0.73

  1. Compared with residents who conducted <5 telehealth encounters prior to participation in the OSCE, residents who conducted >5 asked more history taking items during the OSCE