Table 2 Probe movement scores by researchteam
From: Teaching point-of-care ultrasound using a serious game: a randomized controlled trial
Scoring item | Control (N = 26) Number of times (SD) | Intervention (N = 27) Number of times (SD) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Lifting probe | 3.67 (4.38) | 0.54 (0.88) | 0.001 |
Tilting to aorta (number of tilting movements used until visualization of the aorta) | 12.15 (15.69) | 10.96 (8.16) | 0.729 |
Tilting to diameter aorta (number of tilting movements used until visualization of the largest diameter of the aorta) | 2.77 (2.89) | 4.07 (4.38) | 0.221 |
Tilting to IVC (number of tilting movements used until visualization of the IVC) | 5.10 (6.09) | 3.56 (4.36) | 0.295 |
Tilting to diameter IVC (number of tilting movements used until visualization of the largest diameter of the IVC) | 1.98 (2.00) | 1.41 (1.26) | 0.218 |
Rocking to RA (number of rocking movements used until visualization of the inlet of the RA) | 3.90 (3.41) | 2.83 (2.54) | 0.205 |
Total inefficient movements (number of inefficient movements used until end of the protocol) | 19.69 (17.40) | 17.09 (15.61) | 0.577 |
Total time (in seconds) | 347.40 (121.53) | 247.91 (129.45) | 0.006 |
Number of hints | 5.60 (2.65) | 4.22 (2.88) | 0.077 |