Table 2 Description of the participant groups
From: Handling the desire to die– evaluation of an elective course for medical students
name | group 1 | group 2 | group 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
participants | participants of the described elective main cohort | medical students who had completed compulsatory courses in palliative medicine comparison cohort | physicians of an introductory course in intensive care medicine or a seminar in emergency medicine comparison cohort |
evaluation | global evaluation and specific outcome-based assessment | Items XVI to XVIII of the global evaluation | Items XVI to XVIII of the global evaluation |
timing of evaluation | after completion of the elective course | after completion of compulsory courses in palliative care | no specific point in time; during the course |