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Table 2 Between group comparison of station performance

From: Simulation can offer a sustainable contribution to clinical education in osteopathy

 

Control Group

Experimental Group

Mean +/− St Dev

Mean +/− St Dev

Station 2

 Diagnosis & Differential Diagnosis (2 criteria)

3.01 ± 0.44

3.05 ± 0.68

 Clinical Reasoning (3 criteria)

3.17 ± 0.45

3.07 ± 0.41

 Explanation of appropriate treatment models (2 criteria)

3.07 ± 0.42 s

3.13 ± 0.50

 Global rating

3.21 ± 0.62

3.1 ± 0.56

 Total score

21.51 ± 2.60

21.50 ± 2.83

Station 3

 Technique selection (1 criterion)*

3.09 ± 0.34

3.30 ± 0.48

 Safety & Informed consent (3 criteria)

2.99 ± 0.36

3.03 ± 0.28

 Performance of 3 HVLA techniques (3 criteria)

2.89 ± 0.55

2.76 ± 0.42

 Global rating

2.92 ± 0.58

2.9 ± 0.32

 Total score

20.65 ± 2.25

20.60 ± 0.84

  1. *significantly different (p = 0.038, d = 0.72, large)