Table 3. Comparison of the intervention arms mean total and sub-categorical performance scores
Categories N Max score SPE-1 mean (SD) SPE-2 mean (SD) t-test t score p-value 95% CI
LL UL
Total Score   44            
    Video Prior 16   23.81 (3.41)   t(30) = 2.27 .029 0.29 5.21
    Video B/T 16   21.06 (3.41)          
    Video Prior 16     22.37 (4.06) t(30) = –1.53 .134 –5.23 0.73
    Video B/T 16     24.62 (4.20)        
HPI   19            
    Video Prior 16   11.25 (2.72)   t(30) = 2.23 .033 0.17 3.71
    Video B/T 16   9.31 (2.15)          
    Video Prior 16     10.25 (3.43) t(30) = –1.95 .060 –4.46 0.10
    Video B/T 16     12.43(2.87)        
Physical Exam   11            
    Video Prior 16   5.87 (1.78)   t(30) = 1.23 .228 –0.49 1.99
    Video B/T 16   5.12 (1.66)          
    Video Prior 16     5.12 (1.62) t(30) = –0.47 .644 –1.67 1.05
    Video B/T 16     5.43(2.12)        
A/P/I   14            
    Video Prior 16   6.68 (2.35)   t(30) = 0.08 .938 –1.59 1.71
    Video B/T 16   6.62 (2.21)          
    Video Prior 16     6.81 (1.93) t(30) = 0.09 .928 –1.34 1.46
    Video B/T 16     6.75 (1.94)        
Prompting   *            
    Video Prior 16   2.06 (0.93)   t(30) = –2.84 .007 –2.78 –0.46
    Video B/T 16   3.68 (2.08)          
    Video Prior 16     1.06 (0.77) t(30) = –3.40 .001 –2.00 –0.50
    Video B/T 16     2.31 (1.25)        

Note: Video B/T = video between; * = no maximum number of prompting; HPI = History of presenting illness; A/P/I = assessment/plan/intervention; SPE-1 = first simulated patient encounter; SPE-2 = second simulated patient encounter; CI = confidence interval; LL = lower limit; UL = upper limit. The 95% CI is reported for the difference between the means.

Int J Med Educ. 2022; 13:158-170; doi: 10.5116/ijme.62a5.96bf